Filemon Mbando

Filemon Mbando is the Founder of Changemakers Hub Tanzania, a youth-led organisation working at the intersection of education and agriculture in East Africa. Founded at 16 with three friends and no resources, Changemakers Tanzania now mobilises 14 volunteers across 10 schools, has donated 4,000 books and reached 500 children through storytelling. Filemon also developed GreenRoots, a composting initiative built from bicycle parts and scrap metal that supports 80 farmers in Arusha to improve soil health, grow yields and retain income within their communities. Based in Tanzania, Filemon’s work has focused on connecting young people in underserved areas with the tools and resources they need to build.