The Girl on a mission: Changing the world one backpack at a time.

Changing the world one backpack at a time

Changing the world one backpack at a time

How it all began Changing the world one backpack at a time. I was going through my pictures of my first mission trip and subsequent trips. There is a picture of me carrying an AIDS orphan who was in an orphanage that we had visited. We learned that the baby was 2...

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No minimum age

No minimum age

Trends show young entrepreneurs on the rise in the Lake Travis-Westlake area A group of businessmen sat in a conference room on a Wednesday afternoon in mid-February discussing complex issues—how to grow their mobile application user base, invested dollars remaining...

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An Evening with Former President.

An Evening with Former President.

An Evening with Former President of Mauritius her Excellency Ameenah Gurib-Fakim. No Backpack Day presents an evening with the Former President of Mauritius featuring Cameroon famous musician Henri Dikongue, Senior Aerospace Engineer at...

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Young Entrepreneurs, Lisa and Jessica Kistermann

Young Entrepreneurs, Lisa and Jessica Kistermann

Young Entrepreneurs, Lisa and Jessica Kistermann on their brand Crime London The twinning duo; Lisa and Jessica Kistermann have been working on creating fashion forward concepts since a young age. There is something strangely magnetic about these 1m80 multicultural...

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33 young entrepreneurs receive awards

33 young entrepreneurs receive awards

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship awards 33 young entrepreneurs The winners were spread across 43 categories, including healthcare, hospitality, engineering systems, pharma, and bio. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has...

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Twin Entrepreneurs Perfect Fashion

Twin Entrepreneurs Perfect Fashion

Twin Entrepreneurs Perfect Fashion, Business Skills at Square Boutique Katherine and Marilyn Hessler, two twin sisters who live in Oxford, said they used to dream about opening a store of their own.   “I Just Have to Have It”, a small boutique located on the...

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Could you be Galway’s Best Young Entrepreneur?

Could you be Galway’s Best Young Entrepreneur?

The hunt is on for the bright young minds who can represent Galway as a hub of business and innovation in Ireland’s 2019 Best Young Entrepreneur Competition. The Local Enterprise Office here in Galway is looked for innovative young people from across the city and...

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Empowering the next generation of global leaders

Empowering the next generation of global leaders

Birth of the No Backpack Day Project Join us for an evening of empowering the next generation of global leaders. 15-year-old Mongai Fankam has a passion for helping the underprivileged children in Africa and locally in NC by providing them with backpacks filled with...

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Young entrepreneurs give back to homeless community

Young entrepreneurs give back to homeless community

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A group of young entrepreneurs and Jackson natives teamed up to give back to the homeless community. They served lunch to dozens of people at Poindexter Park on Friday morning. Dwight Barnes of Keller Williams Realty, LaDarion Ammons of...

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Flying Beyond Expectations

Flying Beyond Expectations

Shaquille Johnson: Flying Beyond Expectations Eighteen-year-old Wolmer's Boys' School student Shaquille Johnson has impressed observers with how successfully he has run his company, Drone Repairs Jamaica. Shaquille, who is serving as head boy in his last year at...

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