TMS Teddy Ruge Biography

TMS "Teddy" Ruge is one of the co-founders of Project Diaspora, an online platform and blog that encourages and mobilizes individuals of the African Diaspora to participate in activities critical to the development of the continent. Ruge, a technology enthusiast, has written and spoken widely about how youth and the Diaspora are driving Africa's present revival in technology. He frequently writes for websites including CNN, The New York Times, PopTech, The Globe and Mail, and The Guardian. He received a "Champion of Change" award from the White House in January 2012 for his community development work in East Africa. He also served on the founding board of Hive Colab, a co-working facility for young digital entrepreneurs developing online apps in Kampala, Uganda. He serves as a director and shareholder of Uganda Medicinal Plants Growers ltd., an agricultural start-up devoted to the value-added export of local medicinal crops, where he is an active social entrepreneur. In addition, Ruge is the host of The Digital Continent Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews with notable entrepreneurs and innovators whose work is influencing the digital economy of Africa. He is also the creator of Villages in Action, a grassroots platform for community conferences that gives the villages a microphone so they may speak as well.

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