Co-founder – DAADDO VDP – Mauritania 

Aminetou Sy, better known as Yasmina, is a 25-year-old entrepreneur and independent consultant. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Planning and Project Management and a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis from the University of Nouakchott.

In parallel to her academic training, she was selected in 2017 by the program of the Regional Center of Young African Leadership Center (CRL YALI Dakar) which enabled her to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

After the YALI program, Aminetou and her collaborators came up with the idea of creating the startup DAADDO SARL which specialized in recycling plastic waste into building materials. Since its creation, the startup has won several national awards.

Aminetou Sy is also a consultant at the International Labour Office (ILO) for Guidance and Vocational Integration of young people .