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Rachel Chimwemwe Sibande | |
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| Born | January 9, 1986 Lilongwe, Malawi |
Rachel Sibande (born January 9, 1986, in Lilongwe, Malawi) is a Malawian computer scientist and social entrepreneur. She is the Founder of mHub, a technology hub and incubator for innovators and emerging entrepreneurs.[1][2]
She is a technology advocate, a recipient of a Google Anita Borg Scholarship.[3] In 2016, she was named one of Africa's 30 most promising entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by Forbes.[4]
Sibande has championed the development and deployment of innovative technology solutions in agriculture, public health, election monitoring, citizen engagement, disaster management and Digital Financial Services in 18 countries.[citation needed] She has over ten years of industry experience spanning academia, development and social enterprise domains.[5]
- ^ Africa.com (4 November 2019). "African Women in Tech: Rachel Sibande - Africa.com". www.africa.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "When women are let in — we all win!". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Google Anita Borg Scholarship". www.ru.ac.za. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Mubarik, Abu (13 January 2021). "Meet 35-year-old Rachel Sibande, the techpreneur whose program has raised 29,000 tech-savvy Malawians". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2022.