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Amina Slaoui, founder of Groupe AMH (Morocco)
Dead Sea, Jordan, 22 May 2015 – Amina Slaoui, the inspirational founder of Groupe AMH in Morocco has been named one of three social entrepreneurs from the Middle East and North Africa to be recognized by the Schwab Foundation as a 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awardees for MENA.
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Lesley Erica Scott receiving her award for Social Impact and a US$25 000 prize
SKHIRAT, Morocco, May 14, 2015 --- The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) honoured three winners of the 2015 edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) at a glittering ceremony hosted in Skhirat, Morocco. Lesley Erica Scott, the South African inventor of 'Smartspot TBcheck' was awarded the Special Prize for Social Impact, receiving a US$25 000 prize. The 'Smartspot TBcheck' is a device that provides a solution for measuring the accuracy of machines used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
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Pam Samasuwo-Nyawiri, founder Vanhu Vamwe
2015 is turning out to be quite a year already for the hugely talented Zimbabwean accessory designer, Pam Samasuwo-Nyawiri, who is now based in London’s fashion capital. She was recently nominated for three top design and fashion awards - the Zimbabwe Achievers Award ''Fashion Designer of the Year’’; the Women4Africa ''Fashion Designer of the Year’’; and the Abury and Harpers Bazaar Design Experience.
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