11. Fisokuhle Lushaba and Wendy Nkosi
An app-licable solution to finding funding for varsity
Vital Stats
- Teen Entrepreneurs: Fisokuhle Lushaba and Wendy Nkosi
- Age: 17
- Business: Education Guide
As overall winners of the 2017 National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards, Lushaba and Nkosi solved a problem they felt many grade 11 learners – including themselves – were facing – choosing a good university, the right majors for the desired careers path and finding bursaries.
The aim of the Education Guide app is to allow students to compare universities, sponsorship, tuition, and majors that they can take on one platform without having to browse through hours of universities and bursar’s websites.
“It’s stressful for any learner in matric to find all the relevant information they need when taking the next step. “So, rather than having learners going from website to website, we can centralise all they’ll ever need to know in one place,” they explain. “It is at no cost to the learner.”