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2021 winner
Michael John Olivier
South Africa
Michael’s goal in life is to empower, equip and educate youth from all backgrounds to solve global issues using entrepreneurship and human-centered design thinking. Since age 15, Michael has started ventures to turn his vision into reality, including an entrepreneurship club, a YouTube channel, a podcast, and a non-profit workshop for primary school students that seeks to make entrepreneurship education more accessible for all. Michael was awarded the Ubuntu award at the South African Ideas Festival.