Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania (CNN) -- As the old adage goes, "If you
want it done right, do it yourself" -- and for social activist Rakesh
Rajani, those words have become an ethos to live by.
Growing up in a low-income family in Tanzania, Rajani quickly
learned first hand about the hardships faced by many living in East Africa. At
just four years old, he started working in his parents' shop. Later, when he
wanted to go to school, Rajani watched his mother fight tooth and nail to find
the funds to send him.
These definitive childhood moments would set the young man on a
path of social justice culminating with his movement, "Twaweza."
Meaning "we can make it happen" in Swahili, Rajani
established the non-profit organization in 2009 with the goal of empowering
people through information and building an "ecosystem of change" for
themselves. Here he sits down with CNN's African Voices to reveal how he is
trying to spark a social movement to make a difference for millions of people. Continue Reading...
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