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20 in 2020: A young innovator’s lessons in optimism

This is the fourth in The Take’s ’20 in 2020′ series – a global generation coming of age in an unprecedented year.

The '20 in 2020' series by The Take podcast is a global snapshot of how 20 year olds around the world are managing a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic, a global recession and unprecedented social challenges. (Al Jazeera)

Jeremiah Thoronka has faced many difficult challenges — from Sierra Leone’s civil war, the Ebola outbreak, the passing of family members, and now facing the coronavirus pandemic far from home. But at just 20 years old, the UN fellow and budding scientist has turned trash into clean energy and has learned how to confront the challenges of a distressing year to work for a better tomorrow.

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This is the fourth episode in our ‘20 in 2020’ series — a snapshot of a global generation coming of age in an unprecedented year.

In this episode:

Jeremiah Thoronka, Sierra Leonean student in Kigali, Rwanda, and United Nations Millennium Fellow.

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The team:

Priyanka Tilve produced this episode with Malika Bilal, Abigail Ony Nwaohuocha, Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez and Amy Walters.

Alex Roldan was the sound designer. Natalia Aldana is the engagement producer. Stacey Samuel is The Take’s executive producer and Graelyn Brashear is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

Source: Al Jazeera

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