Blessing Mene’s purpose is to help people prosper financially. He is a social innovator, creative entrepreneur and resilient leader. Blessing has a background in agriculture, social entrepreneurship, and economic development.
Blessing is the author of “The Winning Streak”, a life-changing book for young social innovators looking to develop clarity, raise capital and sustainably grow their enterprises. Blessing is an Ashoka Fellow, Global Good Fund Fellow and 2020 Goalkeepers Rebuilder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Blessing serves as the CEO of Vetsark, a social enterprise with a vision to transform agriculture in Africa. Vetsark won the Google Impact Challenge Public Choice Prize for its impact in safeguarding animal health for farmers and the general public.
Blessing has built a parallel system that takes care of the poultry value chain from the production of alternative feeds to the final consumers ensuring that farmers who take up the alternative feeds for their poultry are guaranteed sales of their products. He is providing alternative feeds for farmers, positioning them to produce livestock at a much cheaper rate, and provide more protein for the African populace.
Blessing is creating a market for alternative livestock feed made from readily available waste materials. He is turning neglected abundant seeds that ordinarily were considered waste materials into useful products for poultry and other animals. Starting with feeds for poultry, he provided an alternative which cost 60% less than regular options, enabling them to increase their output and their incomes by 80%. He has improved the livelihood of community farmers by increasing their income. He also designed the system to ensure that the birds from the farmers get to the final consumer. In order for the alternative feeds to thrive and compete favorably in the market, he ensures that everyone on the value chain benefits from the program.