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As a computer science student in Nigeria, Rita Orji says she had little idea how influential her field would become. But as smartphones reshaped the world of IT, she was able to bring her expertise to bear on her true passion: social change.
At Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Orji split her time between studying and community development work. She was part of a World Health Organization initiative aimed at reducing the spread of HIV using public information sessions, and she founded a non-profit to promote education for women and other marginalized people.
But Orji lived in a