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Michael Zhang
Michael Zhang is an Australian student and avid inventor who has developed and showcased an electronic grasshopper trap to help children in Cameroon. He was born in South Australia. He goes to East Marden Primary School in Adelaide, South Australia.

Achievements
By learning about agricultural problems in some parts of the world he developed an electronic grasshopper trap, called ‘Locust Feast’ in order to stop grasshoppers from damaging crops in Cameroon. The grasshoppers caught are then sold to chicken farmers. The money is used to buy chocolate for the poor children in Cameroon who pick cocoa fruits for $2 per day but have never tasted chocolate before. His invention also won the Royal Adelaide Show STEMSEL Social Good competition 2017 prize. He now teaches the Cameroonian children how to make and sell electronic kits, so they no longer need to work on the farm, can go to school, and buy chocolate.

GSBS 2017
After winning the National Prize for Social Entrepreneurial Inventions at the Royal Adelaide Show, Michael had the opportunity to present his invention at the Global Summit on Social Business (GSBS) in Paris in 2017. The event was run by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Dr Muhammed Yunus. At GSBS, the Lord Mayor of Adelaide gave a speech commending him and his empowerment of his peers in Cameroon. Moreover, his efforts garnered the attention of Queen Sofia of Spain.