How one software engineer is using an app to fight hunger in Nigeria

Growing up having experienced the struggles of hunger firsthand, Oscar Ekponimo made it his life's mission to use his talents to help others without food.

Now a software engineer living in Abuja, Ekponimo developed Chowberry — an innovative web app working to provide affordable nutrition to millions of Nigerians who are malnourished and suffering from hunger.

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Chowberry uses cloud-based software to provide retail merchants with data on any soon-to-expire food in stock. This allows food nearing the end of its shelf life to be discounted, acquired, and distributed by charities, orphanages, and non-profit organizations rather than simply tossed out. Read more...

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