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Both of my parents are from Kingston, so I spent a lot of time there as a youth growing up. Lagos reminded me a lot of Kingston, just bigger. A lot of the issues that we face in Jamaica are the same issues that plague other third world countries, from poverty, to education, crime, energy, all that. When my manager brought me the opportunity to be a part of the #MakeTheFuture initiative with Shell, and I got to see what they were trying to do with reusable sustainable energy in the third world, it was a no brainer.
By Rueben WoodBoth of my parents are from Kingston, so I spent a lot of time there as a youth growing up. Lagos reminded me a lot of Kingston, just bigger. A lot of the issues that we face in Jamaica are the same issues that plague other third world countries, from poverty, to education, crime, energy, all that. When my manager brought me the opportunity to be a part of the #MakeTheFuture initiative with Shell, and I got to see what they were trying to do with reusable sustainable energy in the third world, it was a no brainer.