TEN (10) QUOTES FROM DPlace OCTOBER ON HUSH PATRIOTISM

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Nigeria celebrated 54 years of independence in October 2014. Since then the nation has faced many challenges and grown through them.

For the 8^th edition of DPlace held in October, Decipher Solutions hosted 3 young people, Yusuf Leinge (Teacher), Joseph Yaba (Youth development advocate) and Hamzat Lawal (Factivist) who have continuously advocated for nation building through their own unique efforts. The event themed, “Hush Patriotism”, a term coined by the Decipher Solutions team to depict patriotic acts done by ordinary individuals was inspiring.

Here are some of our favourite quotes from the event:

1. The poor also have dignity. They will help themselves if you only help one.

- Zainab Haruna, Founder Decipher Solutions

2. We need everybody to rise independent of race, tribe or religion.

- Yusuf Leinge, Initiator

3. The best form of sustainability is Human Capital Development

- Joseph Yaba

4. Nobody asks that you find all the answers, they merely ask that you try.

- Zainab Haruna

5. Your first funders for your project are always family and friends

- Hamzat Lawal

6. The person that builds the nation is the person that takes responsibility

- Yusuf Leinge

7. God does not want you to do great things, God wants you to do little things in great ways.

- Joseph Yaba

8. All you need to serve is a burden

- Yusuf Leinge

9. Rather than ask, “Why can’t Nigeria progress? Ask instead, what can I do with what I have, where I am to make Nigeria progress?

- Yusuf Leinge

10. There are opportunities numerous for you to exercise leadership. The question is, Will you?

- Zainab Haruna

Decipher Solutions will be hosting a Business E-Clinic on Twitter from 19^th – 21st November, 2014 as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week. Do you have questions around building sustainability for your business? Fundraising your start-up? Digitally current trends that can build your business? Then use #DecipherBizClinic and #GEWConnect to ask your questions on Twitter or Facebook and get answers from business experts around the world.

Details:

THEME:

THE NEXT GENERATION BUSINESS

Date: Wednesday, November 19^th 2014

Topic: Building a sustainable business model

Date: Thursday, November 20^th 2014

Topic: Fundraising for Business

Date: Friday, November 21^st, 2014

Topic: The Digital age and your business

Time:

7.00pm WAT Daily

Start sending in your questions now to be first in line for answers.

Note that for questions relating to:

Topic 1: Building a sustainable business model, Use #1 in your tweet or post

Topic 2: Topic: Fundraising for Business, Use #2 in your tweet or post

Topic 3: The Digital age and your business, Use #3 in your tweet or post

Remember to add #DecipherBizClinic and #GEWConnect or we won’t get the question!

More information on our panelists in the next post.