“I want to empower people by creating the necessary tools to solve challenges in their communities.”
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Abisola Kusimo
MS, Mechanical Engineering, ’17
Company & Location
Tranos Contracting, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Abisola will design and implement a more structured design process that guarantees speed and quality in manufacturing and engineering solutions.
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“[This internship] will prepare me for a career in promoting women’s rights and access to health care and education.”
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Áine Tyrrell
PhD, Theatre and Performance Studies, ’20
Company & Location
Nordica Fertility Centre, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Áine will apply design thinking to developing a training program for staff and health care professionals on improving the patient experience for women being treated at Nordica.
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“I’m passionate about the interconnectivity between social issues and the ability to find interconnected solutions for those issues.”
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Audrey Hope Sheils
MA, Public Policy, ’17
Company & Location
Urbanea [CasaReal Group], Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire & Benin
Internship Focus
Hope will work on internet visibility, social and economic housing, and community engagement with the aim of democratizing access to housing with innovative products.
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“I believe that protecting human health and the environment from climate change and air pollution must, and can, be solved with renewable energy.”
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Brittany Gibbons
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, ’17
Company & Location
Solar Energy Foundation, Ethiopia
Internship Focus
Brittany will develop and choose the appropriate tools to augment team efficiency and capacity, and on solar installations with the hope of expanding the company’s data management infrastructure.
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“I am interested in the potential of technology for improving the standard of living of developing nations.”
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Cameron Najmabadi
MS, Computational and Mathematical Engineering, ’18
Company & Location
Terragon Holdings, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Cameron will be working the company’s mobile billing and payments team to understand the potential benefits of merging the local market knowledge with the technical capability of more advanced markets.
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“I’m passionate about the interconnectivity between social issues and the ability to find interconnected solutions for those issues.”
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Chielo Mbaezue
BS, Mechanical Engineering, ’19
Company & Location
IT Consortium, Ghana
Internship Focus
Chielo will be focused on streamlining the process of bringing the company’s solutions to their clients in the financial, educational, and mobile network operator industries.
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“This internship will help me learn how to design for affordability, as well as improve my mechanical prototyping skills.”
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Eleanor Glockner
BS, Bioengineering, ’19
Company & Location
InnAccel Technologies, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Eleanor will focus on a device for Eustachian tube dilation.
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“I am interested in the potential of technology for improving the standard of living of developing nations.”
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Haley Kong
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, ’17
Company & Location
Psaltry International Company, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Haley will work to help increase the company’s efficiency and reducing factory waste, as well as explore other options for energy.
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“I am excited to work with Seed because I like the program’s approach to promoting growth in developing countries.”
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Ivan Lemongo Tchamba
MS, Mechanical Engineering, ’17
Company & Location
Le Fermier Du Denguele, Côte d’Ivoire
Internship Focus
Ivan will work to improve current production of eggs, animal feed, and day-old chicks, and test waste management strategies with the potential for strong growth and job creation in the region.
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“This internship will help me learn how to design for affordability, as well as improve my mechanical prototyping skills.”
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John Kadavy
BS, Management Science and Engineering, ’17
Company & Location
SMSGH/Hubtel, Ghana
Internship Focus
John will be acting as a product management consultant to help define strategies surrounding the recent bundling of Hubtel’s core products.
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“This experience will supply no shortage of perspective, both professional and cultural, which will help me become a more well-rounded engineer and member of society.”
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Keith Javier Stober
PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, ’17
Company & Location
Tranos Contracting, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Javier will be working in an operations management role, focusing on the implementation of the lean manufacturing process applied to electro-mechanical equipment.
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“I’m interested in a career that combines my desire to engage in sustainable public service work with my passion for projects that incorporate creative and strategic design.”
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Kristin Wilson
PhD, Modern Thought, ’21
Company & Location
Havilah Merchants Nigeria, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Kristin will work with book dealers to design and deploy an e-commerce platform for book sales, with the aim of expanding outside Havilah’s wholesale market domain into retail.
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“Having the Seed network will be invaluable to me in really understanding what work opportunities there are in Africa.”
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Mackenzie Yaryura
BA, Public Policy, ’17
Company & Location
KAD Manufacturing, Ghana
Internship Focus
Mackenzie will work with the company to design a marketing strategy as part of business development to increase local and foreign revenue, social media and online platforms to acquire new clients.
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“I have always been attracted by agribusiness (family history) and at last I will have a chance to discover that domain!”
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Marc Negre
MS, Management Science and Engineering, ’18
Company & Location
Le Fermier Du Denguele, Côte d’Ivoire
Internship Focus
Marc will be working on process optimization and creation of a 10-year development plan. The goal is to expand the company so it has greater social impact in other regions of Côte d’Ivoire.
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“The Seed experience will help me become a better business leader in an emerging market operating context.”
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Markus Koenig
MS, Management, ’17
Company & Location
Accents & Art, Ghana
Internship Focus
Markus will work on the company’s growth and expansion strategy, which will take into consideration market entry for exports of select décor and art into the Nigeria and U.S. markets.
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“The Seed internship provided a unique opportunity to work alongside an entrepreneur in the developing world to address some of the economic challenges facing the population there.”
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Muhammad Mustafa
MS, Management, ’17
Company & Location
Axial Nigeria, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Muhammad will assist the company in expanding their impact in Nigeria by establishing a business that develops low-cost housing for poor students in the country.
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“Seed provides the perfect opportunity to explore all three of my interests — international relations, economics, and foreign language — in a challenging and innovative environment.”
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Sarah Grace Lucas
MA, Communication (Digital Media), ’18
Company & Location
QuickCash, Côte d’Ivoire
Internship Focus
Sarah Grace will work with the company’s marketing team to help rebrand their existing products, as well as developing a new product geared towards women and youth.
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“I view my internship as a way for me to share my passion for sustainability and engineering with others to hopefully create consciousness about the importance of sustainable development, especially in developing nations.”
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Tatiana Freiin von Rheinbaben
MS, Environmental Engineering and Science, ’18
Company & Location
Groupe Ecoles D’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Internship Focus
Tatiana will study the board’s market, organize extracurricular activities, improve their website, evaluate study abroad opportunities for students, and act as the intermediary between students and the board to improve the educational system.
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“I want to leave a mark on the world by planning, building and improving projects of intricate structures and sustainable designs, as well as develop innovative systems.”
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Tawakalitu Sulaiman
MS, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design, and Construction Management, ’17
Company & Location
Housessories, Nigeria
Internship Focus
Tawa will develop a marketing strategy, sales processes, and market positioning on one of the company’s new furniture lines.
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“I was drawn to Seed because I was drawn to InnAccel — they’re carrying out incredible work, not only in the context of their devices, but also in revolutionizing the medical design industry in India.”
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Tyler Dougan
BS, Physics, ’18
Company & Location
InnAccel Technologies
Internship Focus
Tyler will work on the final design and refinement of a device for visualizing and dilating the human ear, and perform needs analysis research and concept generation for new products to be added to InnAccel’s design pipeline.
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“Through Seed, I can meet real people and hear about real challenges, and engineer for an audience with whom I can easily establish a connection.”
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Ufuoma Ovienmhada
BS, Mechanical Engineering, ’18
Company & Location
Societe Des Materiaux Edjiks (Somated), Côte d’Ivoire
Internship Focus
Ufuoma will work with the company to build a solar powered electric bike designed to increase mobility and productivity of folks who work on plantations in Abidjan.
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