“Code hack allowed me to solve a problem using technology and now I love it more than anything before. Despite the time difference, I was able to catch up with the classes smoothly, “she said.

She says rural farmers mostly youth, women lack access to the information, tools, and markets they need to increase their earnings and break out of poverty. However, there is a way to reach them as 90 percent of these individuals do have access to mobile phones. This is where her app Emavuno comes in. Emavuno aims to connect the farmers directly with the consumers.