Aminata Kandeh

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Sierra Leone

Aminata loves to work in the field, especially in the area of agriculture, because she believes that food is essential to survival. She worked with different organizations that gear toward youth development in diverse ways. Aminata is the CEO and founder of Agro Fish Farm, a farm that focuses on fish farming with the objective of make fish accessible and affordable to rural communities since accessibility has been a challenge.

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