Abdul Karim Sesay

Abdul Karim Sesay is a creative technologist, social innovator, and United Nations Millennium Fellow. Named a top 30 innovator by the Orange Social Venture Prize 2022, he founded Altruistech Creativity Hub, a makerspace enhancing digital literacy and STEM education in Sierra Leone. The Hub inspires young people, especially girls, to adopt scientific thinking through IoT, STEM, and robotics, creating solutions to climate change, clean water access, agriculture, and food security challenges.

Abdul Karim Sesay's 2024 Falling Walls Engage Winner Project is Altruistech Hub.

Altruistech Creativity Hub empowers Sierra Leone’s youth through STEM education to create sustainable solutions for climate change. By combining hands-on learning with community engagement, it fosters environmentally conscious problem-solvers. The project develops energy-efficient technologies, renewable energy solutions, and innovations in waste management, contributing to global climate change mitigation—believing that education and innovation are key to a sustainable future.