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"Tech is showing a new perspective on the African continent, showing how amazing and talented our people are as opposed to the general opinion of us as a poverty-stricken continent."
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Blessing Abeng"Being able to be scared and still do things and be successful in them is inspiring, the people around me are inspiring."
Blessing Abeng is a Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder of Disha, now acquired by Flutterwave. She is one of the founders of Ingressive for Good (I4G), a tech non-profit organization. In 2022, she won the African Achievers Awards of the year and in 2023, she was listed in the "Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30".
"Tech is showing a new perspective on the African continent, showing how amazing and talented our people are as opposed to the general opinion of us as a poverty-stricken continent."
"I didn’t grow up thinking there was anything I couldn’t do."
"I think that Tech might be Our Way out of Poverty.""
"I just want to be sure that I’m a catalyst no matter what I’m doing."
"Seeing people’s lives change or watching them be just a little bit better is very inspiring for me."
"I grew up wanting to be a medical doctor because I wanted to save lives, and I am doing that now, but not in the hospital."