Innovative Motswana Nominated For Global Award

Eunice Ntobedzi
Eunice Ntobedzi

Middle-aged Motswana Eunice Ntobedzi, who invented a “mobile enabled community energy management platform”, is one of the two Africans who have been nominated for the Global Innovation Award.

The Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE) teacher trainer is among the 76 innovators selected from 792 entrants globally.

Ntobedzi’s innovation project called ‘Empowered’ has been selected to go through to the next stage of a Global Innovation Award.  Winners of the award will be announced at an Innovative Summit to be held in Kenya in July.

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