Little person, big difference

Eniola Shokunbi was in fifth grade when she designed an air filter device that’s able to remove viruses from the air for a school project. 

Built from a box fan, four furnace filters, duct tape, and cardboard, her filter worked so well that it was tested and certified by the EPA (99% effective). 

• Last month, Eniola received an $11.5 million grant from Connecticut's government to install her filters in schools statewide. 

💬 What she's saying: “A lot of people, they don’t realize sometimes that the only thing standing between them and getting sick is science,” Eniola said. “If we’re not investing in that, then we’re not investing [in] kids’ future.”