By Linet Aguko

Ms. Linet Aguko, Program Director, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program was awarded the 2022 We Rise Together Award in Student Advocacy by Duolingo Inc. for her immense contribution in transforming the lives of students within the categories of Access, Innovation, Social Justice, and Student Advocacy in the field of higher education.

This comes after the Duolingo English Test put a call out to their global network for nomination last month where she was nominated among others. The award also involves a monetary donation to the charity of Ms. Aguko’s choice on behalf of Duolingo.

Duolingo Inc. develops a language-learning website and mobile app in the United States and China. The company offers courses in 40 different languages, including Spanish, English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, and others. It also provides a digital language proficiency assessment exam. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.