16 years old A Nigerian wonderchild is one of the $1 billion fund’s winners, defeating 49,900 competitors from 170 nations.
One of the winners of the global $1 billion Rise Initiative is 16-year-old Tomisin Ogunnubi from Nigeria, who outperformed 49,900 other applicants from 170 countries worldwide.
Technology and coding expert Tomisin Ogunnubi became well-known in 2016 after creating the “My Locator” app, which provides lost children with a way to return home.
The “My Locator” app uses Google Maps to follow users as they travel from one area to the next. Users can add numbers that will receive their location in the event of an emergency. The app has received over 1,000 downloads since it was created.
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As one of the 100 recipients of the $1 billion Rise initiative fund, Tomisin will now get a lifetime reward that includes financing, mentorship, study abroad scholarships, and career development opportunities.
At the age of twelve, Tomisin, a student of computer science at Imperial College in London, learned how to code and wanted to put her skills to good use.
She has explored and gathered knowledge in web and mobile development and worked with several languages and frameworks such as Javascript, Java and Python. She has also dabbled in design, animation, and machine learning.
She currently works as a Software Engineer at Cascade, UK
