26 July - Labour - Charles Batte flying the African flag high

In today's show, we spoke to Charles Batte - Social entrepreneur and winner of Your Big Year. He was speaking to us about his inspiring journey and social entrepreneurship. Charles hails from an impoverished community in Uganda and is currently visiting the country to inspire and help young South Africans succeed. Batte won the competition in April this year after being selected from a field of 63 000 applicants from 221 countries and made the finalist list of just 16 candidates, being one of only two Africans. He aspires to become a world leading cardiothoracic surgeon while currently a student of Human Medicine and Surgery at Makere University and Minister of Health for the University’s guild council after winning a scholarship. As the Your Big Year ambassador, he has embarked on a worldwide tour to spread the message of social entrepreneurship whereby he will assist in a community project in each country he visits and at the end of his tour, allocate a $50 000 donation to one of the projects. The South African project chosen to be in the running for the prize is Africa Impact, which is the largest on-the-ground facilitator for volunteering in Africa, offering a wide range of both community and conservation projects. For more information visit www.smallerearth.com or www.yourbigyear.com