person: Onyinye Onye Ndimele

  • Persistence, Passion, and Grit Define The Journey

    Persistence, Passion, and Grit Define The Journey

    Solar Sister Entrepreneur Onyinye Onye Ndimele will be the first to tell you that reliable energy is cause for celebration in the bustling market town of Awka in the Igbo heartland of southeast Nigeria where she lives with her husband and three children. Electricity was available before, but, without warning, it would go off for…

  • Lifelong learner and entrepreneurial spirit

    Lifelong learner and entrepreneurial spirit

    When Onyinye Onye Ndimele heard about the opportunity to sell solar products, she was not convinced she would be able to make a business out of it. She works as a high school teacher and also sells toiletries like  coconut oil and shea butter for extra income. “At the beginning, I was worried about how…