SEE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR THAT WILL VISIT PARIS TO WITNESS A SATELLITE LAUNCH

organizers and winners smile to the camera

The winners of this year’s DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, the unique pan-African competition that encourages young minds to explore innovative thinking in science and space technology were announced yesterday night Nigeria. The Award which started in 2010 hosted its Sixth Edition which was filled with  sustained interest from African learners aged 14 to 19, attracting over 1,000 entries from 20 countries. Levels of accuracy, creativity and originality were judged to be higher than ever before, both in the essay and poster categories.
The First Category which is The Essay category were inspired to envision the role played by satellite technology in Africa’s future. The Winner of this Category struck the judges for his analysis of continental and country specific needs and for closely developing the topic, his name is  
Leoul Mesfin  a young talented entrepreneur from Ethiopia
He was rewarded with a trip to Paris and onward to a launch site to witness a rocket blast into space to place a satellite into orbit.
The runner-up in the essay category was
Davids Bwana from Tanzania
who wins a trip for two to visit MultiChoice facilities and the South African National Space agency near Johannesburg.

In the Second Category, which is the Poster Category, The Winner
Emmanuel Ochenjele from Nigeria
took first place for his depiction of a constellation of diverse satellites all contributing towards the advancement of solutions to challenges such as global warming, conservation of biodiversity and stable energy supply. He was rewarded with a Trip to Eutelsat in Paris and a satellite factory to see how satellites are operated.

🖌️ Emmanuel Ochenjele from Nigeria wins poster prize (pic)

His Runner-Up Fellow was
Aobakwe Letamo from Botswana
who also got a trip for two to the MultiChoice offices and the South African Space Agency at    Hartbeesthoek

They all went Home fulfilled as each of them were gifted with a DStv installation, including dish, TV set, PVR decoder and free access to the DStv Education Bouquet.

The winners were announced in the presence of the Hon. Permanent Secretary, his Excellency Sunny Echono, representing the Minister of Communication Technology who said: “This sixth edition shows sustained interest from African youths, adding fresh impetus to the mission shared by MultiChoice and Eutelsat to encourage young minds to positively change their world via innovative thinking in science and technology. This can be attested to by the number of Ministries, Departments and Agencies present at this event.”

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