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With all the work he’s done to help people and the environment just last year, I’d say Strive Masiyiwa has an appropriate first name. He founded Econet in 1993 and today it’s become a telecommunications and technology powerhouse with interests in Africa, Europe, and Latin America. The company began as a wireless telecommunications provider, but Masiyiwa has grown it to platforms that cover AI, cybersecurity, data centers, fiberoptics, and an on-demand digital service platform. But even more important to his inclusion among the Worthy 100 are Econet’s social arms, the HigherLife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies.
Through these organizations, Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi have aided people and communities across Africa by providing educational opportunities, healthcare, disaster relief and new entrepreneurial initiatives in rural communities.
Under the Masiyiwa’s administration, HigherLife and Delta have invested over $160 million in its support programs, which has brought aid and relief to more than 250,000 people in multiple African countries. Additionally, Masiyiwa also chaired the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa from 2013 to 2019, which helped Africa’s small farming operations take advantage of new sustainability resources.
