Category Archives: People

John Shawa is the Director of Light of Hope Health Care, a community based organization on the Linda compound in Lusaka, Zambia. He is also a community health volunteer, psychosocial counselor and peer educator / … More →

Leonard Simukoko is the Head of the Technology Development and Advisory Unit (TDAU) of the University of Zambia (UNZA) and he is currently working on strengthening the competency of the Unit in machine/process design and … More →

Yvonne Mulambwa is a Technology Marketing specialist at the National Technology Business Centre in Zambia. She holds a Master of Science in Marketing from the University of Glamorgan in South Wales and has undergone training in Technology … More →

Erick is a fourth year student of Industrial Engineering at UFSCar campus Sorocaba. He was general coordinator of the Week of Industrial Engineering of Sorocaba – SEPS, national project manager of EduAction Project in 2010, … More →

Alistair Cook is currently Head of Learning for engineering NGO, Engineers Without Borders UK and is working to create the first humanitarian engineering university in the UK while continuing to support the rapidly expanding EWB … More →

Fernando is a computer engineer from the University of São Paulo, where he is currently pursuing a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He is also a Sustainability Designer from UMAPAZ. Fernando is the founder of … More →

Mariana Negrão graduated from the University of São Paulo with a degree in electrical engineering. She currently works in medical device development. She was a participant at IDDS 2008 in Boston, where she contributed to … More →

Ana Luisa Santos graduated from UFRJ (Brazil) in electronics engineering. She has master’s degrees in media technology from the MIT Media Lab and electrical engineering from Coppe/UFRJ. Since 2007, her experiences in international development have … More →

Carla Tennenbaum was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. From 1995-1997 she attended the Armand Hammer United World College in New Mexico. She graduated in History at the University of São Paulo and studied … More →

Mustafa is a Fulbright Scholar from Pakistan pursuing a Master’s in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mustafa has been a participant at IDDS since 2009 and … More →