FRONTRUNNERS S03E02 · Digital Services Innovator - Oba Carlos

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Oba Carlos is a social entrepreneur leveraging local Wi-Fi networks to close the gap in access to information and opportunity between urban and rural populations in the African nation of Benin.

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