Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’

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    1 year ago

    At 14 that’s incredible

    It’s incredible to have the opportunity to mentor with a senior research analyst at 3M.

    Wish more kids were given this kind of opportunity without going six figures into debt