Lisa Nyamadzawo

Lisa Nyamadzawo is a promising social innovator from Zimbabwe with keen interests are in the fields of renewable energy innovation, urban renewal and digital empowerment. She is a co-founder of SolvUS Zimbabwe which runs an initiative called Green Spaces, which seeks to revamp public spaces through the provision of solar energy charging ports and wi-fi to address the digital divide and the green energy agenda. A finalist in the Green Innovations Hub Challenge, Green Spaces has also won the Young Scientist and Entrepreneur Award in Tunisia 2017 from the Renewable Energy Cooperation Program (RECP). Lisa holds a BSc Honors Degree in Rural and Urban Planning and Certificate in Project Management. She is a graduate member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Regional and Urban Planners and sits on the Executive Committee of the Internet Society Zimbabwe Chapter. She also has a passion for research, blogging and reading books.