21-year-old Grace Lekwuwa from the Republic of Benin is a humanitarian and women empowerment activist passionate about building and equipping young girls. She authored the book "SHE” for young female leaders, and is currently on a project to impact 100,000 young girls in Africa with this material. She worked with JEDD to reach and train 23,100 young girls from all seventy-seven communities of the Benin Republic in various skills including graphic design, video editing, bead-making, decorations, and cooking. She also held youth empowerment programs in various schools and institutions, impacting over 4000 young people. Her work to improve agriculture includes radio campaigns on seed preservation, and she initiated the Bio-Africa Project in partnership with local farmers to focus on the creation of a seed bank to preserve indigenous agriculture. Grace has helped more than 1,000 vulnerable families in several communities by organizing food drives. Likewise, she raised 40,000 dollars to construct boreholes in twenty-five communities, providing potable water to over 20,000 people. Her team also put up streetlights in the village of "Dra", thus creating a safer environment for residents. Indeed, Grace LEKWUWA is an inspiring and commendable African leader..