I AM HERE
DPlace International Youth Day Special
I am Here
Globally, young people are considered assets and this is evident in the tremendous accomplishments and numerous contribution youth are making to social development. Specifically in Nigeria, more than ever before young people have demonstrated leadership through active participation in electoral processes, community development and entrepreneurship, which has contributed to nation building in productive ways.
August 12 has been marked by the United Nations to commemorate the International Youth Day. This is a day when issues and challenges that affect young people are discussed by youths and policymakers in order to proffer solutions. It is also a day when youths around the world engage in social activities that promote development.
This August at DPlace, in our International Youth Day Special, we will be recognizing outstanding young Nigerian experts and entrepreneurs who have made positive impact through their work at home and abroad. The IYD “I am here” Special is designed to inspire and challenge other young people to be the best of what they do .
The panel is drawn from fields of Social Enterprise, Business enterprise, Media, and the Health Sector.
Date:
AUGUST 9th, 2014
Time:
4pm
Venue:
805 Restaurant, Wuse 2 Abuja
The “I am Here” Impact Lineup:
Olusegun Odunaiya
Esther Agbarakwe
Tolu Cole
First Baba Isa
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Meet our Speakers:
Olusegun Odunaiya
Olusegun Odunaiya
Olusegun Odunaiya is
an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program for Young African
Leaders (YALI). He is the COO of Havenhill Synergy Ltd, a renewable energy
service organisation that he founded in year 2010. Havenhill Synergy uses solar
energy to generate clean, safe, cost effective and sustainable electricity for
all
Olusegun is
passionate about youth empowerment and the development of Nigeria with a strong belief that the future of Nigeria is
in its young people.
Esther Agbarakwe
Esther Agbarakwe is
an international climate change campaigner with experience working on
environmental sustainability, social and environmental policy analysis,
biodiversity conservation, justice and reproductive health and rights.
Esther currently
works as a Communication Advisor at Association for Reproductive and Family
Health (ARFH). She is the youngest Chair and Convener, General Assembly -
ActionAid Nigeria with the responsibility of driving ActionAid’s policies and
programmes in Nigeria. Previously she has worked as an International Advocacy
Fellow (Population, Health, Environment and Climate Change) at Population
Action International, Washington DC.
Esther has led several youth representations to major Climate Change and
development conferences including Rio+20, Durban Conference, COP17 among others
and has also worked on other projects with UN Commission on Sustainable
Development, UNICEF and Society for Family Health.
Esther is the
founder of Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC), and a Younger of an Elders
initiative involving notable leaders such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gro
Harlem Brundtland. Esther is also a Commonwealth Youth Climate Fellow, Atlas
Corps International Fellow, and Dekeyser & Friends Foundation Academy
Awardee. Esther holds a graduate
certificate in Sustainable Development from University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth, USA and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from University of
Calabar, Nigeria.
Tolu Cole
Tolu Cole is visual
and written arts aficionado. In his words, 'A Nation's perspective becomes her
subjective reality'. Tolu is the Author of 3 books Signature, Statement and
Perspective which received favourable reviews from Bernhard Roetzel, Goodheart
Ekwueme, Mai Atafo and Fela Durotoye. Tolu is a Brand Strategist, Wardrobe Consultant and
Freelance Photographer and is currently engaged as creative lead at Image126.
First Baba Isa
First Baba Isa (also
commonly called FBI) is a Nigerian-born writer, speaker, and consultant. He is
the writer of the widely-read "The Maker's Map" -- a life-journal and
daily devotional. His online articles are read by over 20, 000 people. FBI is the
Founder of Highflyers' Forum, an organization established in post-primary and
tertiary institutions and dedicated to helping young people develop their
talents and achieve success and in life.
Previously, FBI has served
as the Senate President, Youth Progressive Alliance, Cross River State. Today,
he is the incumbent President of DESPLAY Africa Republic. DESPLAY
is Democracy Series for Participatory Learning and Actions by Youth organized
by Youngstars Foundation and funded by The National Endowment for Democracy,
Washington DC. This program is designed to deepen youth participation in politics,
democracy and governance and young Africans across the continent are selected
to participate yearly.
FBI currently serves as the
Deputy ED/Programs Manager of CORAfrica, an organization dedicated to assisting
rural children and their families in Africa through education, healthcare and
economic empowerment within a community based educational set up.
He has a Bachelor's degree
in Law from the University of Jos in Nigeria, a Thinking School Africa Fellow and Senate
President and co-founder of The Statesmen; a group of young intellectuals
engaging the political ecosystem.
FBI speaks to thousands of
people every year across Africa on Leadership, Business, Relationship, Purpose
Discovery and Spirituality. In November 2013, he addressed a cross section of
change makers from all over the world in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
TO ATTEND, REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR FREE TICKET
PAST
EDITIONS AND SPEAKERS:
March:
The Art of Presentation with Senami Ohiomokhare, Ace
Presenter at DAAR Communications and Anchor of KAAKAKI
April:
Positioning Your Business Right through Effective
Marketing with Sandra Iyawa, Business and Finance Expert
May:
Innovation to Fundraising: An experience
sharing session
June:
Expanding and Maximizing your Potential with
Kingsley Bangwell, Motivational Speaker and Youth Expert
July: The Creatives
with Zoza Icha – Painter, Aniekeme Johnson - Dancer, Storyteller - Performance Poet and Abba King
Emmanuel – Photographer
Scheduled to hold on the 2nd Saturday of every month; it is absolutely free for people to attend and is hosted in a conducive and relaxed atmosphere .
High points are:
Seasoned and prominent speakers
Intelligent and easy discussions
Network sessions
Energizing platform
Good Music and fun contests
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