A Personal Profile

​A personal profile is a personal description of a person. There are different types

of personal profiles. The example below describes ​personal information
(hometown, birthday, occupation)​, ​contributions ​and ​personality traits​.

Evans Wadongo’s Profile

Evans Wadongo is ​an engineer and social entrepreneur from

Kenya. He ​was ​born in rural western Kenya. Both of his parents
are ​teachers. He ​had ​to walk more than 10 kilometers to get to
school each day. There ​was ​no electricity in his school or home.
In 2009, he ​graduated ​from Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology. He ​earned ​his degree in Electronics
and Computer Engineering​.

In 2004, Wadongo ​started ​a project called “Use Solar, Save

Lives.” He ​designed ​a solar lamp to improve the quality of life in
rural Kenya. The lamp is called ‘Mwongabora, which means
“good light” in swahili. The lamp is made from recycled materials.
Wadongo was only 19 when he designed it.

Since then, Wadongo has founded Sustainable Development For All-Kenya and co-founded
GreenWize Energy. Sustainable Development for All Kenya ​is ​a non-profit which combats
poverty in rural Kenya. GreenWize Energy is a for-profit social enterprise which strives to design
sustainable energy solutions.

Evans Wadongo ​is ​intelligent, innovative, and passionate about improving life in communities
like the village where he ​grew ​up. He has won many awards for his work, which has received
global attention. He currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

Linguistic choices:
Person​: Third person
Tenses:​ Present and past
Evans Wadongo​ is ​an engineer and social entrepreneur from Kenya. ​(Present)
He ​was ​born in rural western Kenya.​ (Past)