Godwin Benson Wins ‘Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation’ For His Tutoring Startup

May 30, 2017 naijalife

Four months ago, we raved about 27-year-old systems engineer, Godwin Benson, who turned his lifelong passion for teaching and learning into an exciting and innovative startup, Tuteria.

Tuteria is an online platform that connects Nigerians seeking to learn, with people in their neighbourhood who can teach that subject or skill – and it could be anything from academics to beauty and lifestyle.

Well, earlier this week Godwin and his brilliant idea deservedly won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s coveted ‘Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation‘ out of 16 shortlisted participants and businesses, from eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The ‘Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation’ is a 3-year-old award that encourages talented sub-Saharan African engineers, from all disciplines, to develop local solutions to challenges in their respective communities.

The prize selects a shortlist of innovators from across the continent and provides a six-month training and mentorship program to help turn these engineers with incredible ideas into successful entrepreneurs. At the end, a winner is selected and awarded a £25,000 cash prize.

Speaking about Benson’s win, Moses Musaazi, one of the judges from Uganda, said:

“Godwin Benson’s Tuteria invention changes the way Nigerians – and Africans – share knowledge and skills with one another.

We’re proud to have him as our third Africa Prize winner, and we trust Tuteria will go on to change the lives of millions of people who are eager to learn and develop new skills.”