210. Good Humans of 2021 - Trinity Heavenz

Meet Trinity. Friends, we are truly honored to share this story of an incredibly resilient, compassionate Ugandan entrepreneur who's upskilling the next generation of African businesses by empowering its rising digitally-savvy youth. This 29-year-old social entrepreneur is sharing his harrowing story from the Kampala slums to build era92, a youth creative social enterprise working to end youth unemployment through design, arts and technology. Please dignify the courage, optimism and hope found in this episode. Trinity, thank you for trusting us to share this story. You are truly our hero🙏 We join you in supporting efforts to build Africa's youth-powered movements!🇺🇬EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSTrinity’s story and journey to where he is today (2:19)How a computer changed Trinity’s life (6:15)The founding story and mission of era92 (12:00)Who inspires Trinity (17:00)Trinity’s work family and the next generation of leaders he is training (18:30)Trinity’s vision for his community and the future of Africa (22:00)Trinity’s best friend Levixone’s story and their friendship (26:00)era92’s Elevate Program: Unlocking Africa’s Youthful Potential (28:00)Trinity’s dreams for era92 (31:00)Rapid fire questions (35:00)Trinity’s One Good Thing: If every person helped just one person, then those 2 people would be helped. Go out and help somebody. (38:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/210Get to Know Our Sponsor, Neon OneNeon One provides software solutions to growing nonprofits, but they do so much more than that. They’re also incredibly passionate about creating community in the social good sector.They created Year End Giving Connections, a community that brings fundraisers together and empowers them to learn from each other’s experiences. Neon One experts will also provide helpful advice on meeting your fundraising goals this season. With weekly checklists and an active Slack community, there’s no better way to prepare for your year-end success.Join their community today at http://neonone.com/weareforgood//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter