Jeremiah Thoronka
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Jeremiah Thoronka is a Sierra Leonean clean energy entrepreneur[1] and researcher[2]. He won the inaugural Global Student Prize in 2021 [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] for developing a piezoelectric[10][11] [12][13][14] [15][16] [17] energy device to make electricity more accessible in his local community in Sierra Leone. [18] [19] [20][21] [22][23][24] [25] [26]
- ↑ AllAfrica (8 December 2021). "Sierra Leone: Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis". AllAfrica. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ Coughlan, Lisa-Mari (9 Jan 2024). Chapter 32: Sustainable urban tourism in African cities in Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 456–470. doi:10.4337/9781803926742.00044. ISBN 9781803926735.
- ↑ BBC News (12 November 2021). "Durham University student's clean energy device earns global prize". BBC News. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ The Times (11 November 2021). "Student's clean power invention wins global prize". The Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ The Standard (11 November 2021). "Durham University student wins 100,000 dollar global prize". The Standard. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ World Economic Forum (20 November 2021). "Prize-Winning Invention Harnesses Renewable Energy From Busy Roads". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Chegg.org (11 November 2021). "Jeremiah Thoronka 2021". Chegg.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (11 November 2021). "Commonwealth Scholar Jeremiah Thoronka wins the prestigious Global Student Prize 2021". Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ United Nations (16 September 2022). "Transforming Education Summit Opens with Youth-led Mobilization Day". United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ BBC News (11 August 2021). "Electrifying Sierra Leone". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ↑ BBC News (27 July 2021). "How pedestrians are lighting homes in Sierra Leone". BBC News. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ University, Durham (22 November 2021). "Durham Student Named Chegg.Org Global Student Prize Winner - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ↑ Politico Sierra Leone (12 November 2021). "Young Sierra Leonean Wins $100,000 Award". Politico Sierra Leone. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ News, Global Education (7 June 2022). "Durham's Global Student Prize winner Jeremiah Thoronka meets Pope Francis at historic youth movement launch in Rome". FE News. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Bio, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada (11 November 2021). "President Julius Maada Bio Congratulates Jeremiah Thoronka". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ New Africa Magazine (January 5, 2022). "Most Influential Africans of 2021". New Africa Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ African Review of Business and Technology (11 November 2021). "Green energy pioneer Jeremiah Thoronka wins $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021". African Review of Business and Technology. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Forbes Africa (11 December 2025). "Next Gen Goes Green: How Africa's Youth Are Leading The Charge". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ Al Jazeera (28 Dec 2020). "20 in 2020: A young innovator's lessons in optimism". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ World Wide Fund for Nature (31 March 2021). "Top 100 young African conservation leaders list 2021: The new generation of leaders, driving the change for the sustainable development in Africa". World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ ITV News (11 November 2021). "Durham University student wins global prize for energy poverty project". ITV News. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ The Northern Echo (30 May 2022). "Durham University student meets Pope Francis in Rome". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ TEDx Talks (2022-01-18). Entrepreneurship & Climate Action: How to Win the Battle? | Jeremiah Thoronka | TEDxMayorOfFreetown. Retrieved 2026-04-23 – via YouTube.
- ↑ The Commonwealth (10 March 2021). "Young leaders from Bangladesh, Grenada, Samoa, Sierra Leone and UK win 2021 Commonwealth Youth Awards". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Forbes Africa (24 March 2024). "MEET THE CLASS OF 2024: Passion, Purpose And A Decade Of The 30 Under 30 List". https://www.forbesafrica.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in(help)|website= - ↑ Business Insider Africa (14 April 2024). "30 Africans in the FORBES 30 under 30 list 2024". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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