"What will YOU make better?" - Kiara Nirghin
She might just be 17-years-old, but Kiara Nirghin has the world at her feet with her forward-thinking and game-changer innovation. She won Google's Community Impact Award for creating a super absorbent polymer capable of storing reserves of water, which could essentially combat drought.
Nirghin held the room the a third annual Lead SA Changemakers Conference in awe, challenging delegates to think about how we take the environment's resource for granted. Her invention, which was inspired by the absorbency of a nappy, tackles one of the world's biggest threats today, water security.
"When I opened the newspaper and read about the drought, I started thinking of solutions."
— Kiara Nirghin
"I've come to believe that what was done, can be done better by young South Africans."
— Kiara Nirghin
"Understanding the mechanisms of the problems we face opens by the opportunity for us to find the solutions."
— Kiara Nirghin
Watch Kiara's presentation at Changemakers below...
