KickStart International is a non-profit social enterprise with a mission to move millions of people out of poverty quickly, cost-effectively, and sustainably. KickStart designs and develops climate-smart, highly affordable, and reliable irrigation tools that enable farmers to transform their livelihoods, adapt to climate change, and tackle poverty on their own terms. With our innovative water pumps, farming families break their dependence on seasonal rains, harvest high-value crops year-round, improve quality of life, reduce hunger, build businesses, and establish economic freedom. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, KickStart promotes and scales its irrigation tools and services across 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mitchelle is passionate about telling stories through video. She's trained in film and media production and has collaborating with media production houses in East Africa, South Africa, and across the United States. She especially loves bringing stories that tell a new fresh narrative about Africa and its culture to the world.