Charles Onu, a young Nigerian technology entrepreneur is one of 12
young people -and the only African – selected from across the globe to
participate in the Jeanne Sauvé Public Leadership Program 2015 – 2017.
Organised by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation, the two-year fellowship
aims to convene, connect, engage and empower young leaders who are
applying their skills and expertise in ways that are helping to create a
better and more sustainable world. Over 1400 persons applied from
around the world, after which a dozen young leaders where selected
across 10 countries.
In the official announcement from Jeanne Sauvé Foundation, Charles
was described as “a software developer and humanitarian technology
researcher committed to sustainability and balanced resource allocation
in Nigeria.”
“Nigeria’s Charles Onu is
the Principal Innovator behind Ubenwa, a digital health initiative in
which he and his team are applying machine learning and mobile
technology to provide portable, affordable, and reliable diagnosis of
birth asphyxia.”
Charles
Onu, (second from right at bottom row) a young Nigerian technology
entrepreneur is one of 12 young people -and the only African – selected
from across the globe to participate in the Jeanne Sauvé Public
Leadership Program 2015 – 2017.
Nigeria’s Charles Onu is the Principal Innovator behind Ubenwa, a
digital health initiative in which he and his team are applying machine
learning and mobile technology to provide portable, affordable, and
reliable diagnosis of birth asphyxia.
Onu was once a Team Leader in Enactus and is co-founder of Fisher
Foundation, a research-based NGO aimed at engaging stakeholders in
participatory development in Africa.
The first year of the program is a full-time intensive residential
phase during which fellows live in the Jeanne Sauvé House in Montreal,
Canada, while pursuing their personal, intellectual and professional
goals.
During the second year, the fellows continue with their individual
leadership journeys, either in their home countries or elsewhere.
Charles is passionate about developing high impact technologies that address social challenges.
As a Jeanne Sauvé Fellow, he says he hopes to transfer knowledge and
establish collaborations that could help increase the value and scale
of local youth empowerment and leadership projects in Nigeria