Ugwumba Leadership Center

GREAT FEEDBACK FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS…   Hey guys, good morning and #TGIF but please, go through this feedback from one of the participants of the African Students Leadership Academy…   My name is Gift Unachukwu, I had my FREE secondary education at the Rochas Foundation College, Orji in Owerri under the scholarship of the Rochas Foundation. As the best graduating  student in 2023 from RFC Owerri, I was again awarded another scholarship to study Law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.   I am a girl who of late was thinking about the state of our nation, of our youths, and of Africa. Imagine living in a place where your future stands on shaky ground, a place where the citizens and youths have resigned themselves to fate, a place where mediocrity and corruption hold sway. I looked all around me, and it seemed everyone is so busy, just too busy to care about my thoughts.   So, I decided that I would become that changemaker, even though, I am just 16 years of age. But of course, I needed a place or a person who could teach me how to become that changemaker, I desired. I searched all around but I didn't really find what I was looking for. I was disappointed because it seemed to me like nobody really cared about the plights of the youths. But then a miracle happened, and my dream came true. That miracle that happened, is the African Students Leadership Academy initiated and sponsored by the Ugwumba Leadership Center.   The Center actually understood the assignment and created a platform that brought together students and youths from all walks of life, across Africa for the purposes of validating our dreams, putting us under the tutelage of outstanding and wonderful leaders from all fields and spheres, who let us know that there is a way, that our dreams are valid and that we could be whatever we wanted to be.   These were done through extensive mentoring sessions held on a digital meeting platform. Through these sessions, we have been made to understand that the journey of leadership is a difficult one, with a plethora of challenges but more importantly, we were given the foundation, the guidelines and the strategies we could employ to make our efforts effective and wide reaching.   So we say; thank you to our Daddy, Your Excellency, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu and the entire team and a huge shoutout to my family, the Rochas Foundation. May the good Lord bless you all abundantly even as you have deemed it fit to be a blessing to others. We really appreciate you, for giving us ladders, so we can climb to greater heights!   Hey guys, this feedback deserves to be celebrated…. Thank you for always being part of the Academy and we look forward to seeing you again, next week Thursday.   #HappyWeekend to you, all! Remi Duyile Ebi Alaibe Elezieanya Chris Foltz H.E Dr. Alisa Whyte Dr. Karim R. Ellis Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo Omu Margaret Obilor FIMC Morayo Fakiya, MD, MHA, CPHQ, CPPS, CLSSBB   #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

IS YOUR ALARM SET AT 4PM TODAY?   Hey guys, good morning and please, go set your alarms at 4pm, if you have not yet done so.   Today, July 04, 2024 by 4pm, we bring you, Dr. Morayo Fakiya, MD, MHA, CPHQ, CPPS, CLSSBB, an amazing personality and systems thinking expert as our mentor in the ongoing African Students Leadership Academy.   Dr. Morayo would be discussing with the participants how systems thinking empowers youth advocacy and drives social change in healthcare, education, environmental conservation, and poverty eradication in Africa.    If you really want to make a change in your community and nation, this session is a MUST for you.   Therefore, we passionately invite you to join us by 4pm today at https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT   It promises to be a great learning opportunity for all of us!   Don’t forget to set your alarm at 4pm to avoid stories that touch the heart!!   #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

SAVE THE DATE – THURSDAY, JULY 04, 2024   Hey guys, good morning and how are you all doing today? Have you saved the date for tomorrow’s session on the African Students Leadership Academy with Dr. Morayo Fakiya, MD, MHA, CPHQ, CPPS, CLSSBB, the CEO of ORET Healthcare Enterprise in USA?   If you have not, please, do so now as she would be teaching “Systems Thinking for Youth Advocacy and Social Impact”   During this session, the students will explore how systems thinking empowers youth advocacy and drives positive change in healthcare, education, environmental conservation, and poverty eradication in Africa.    By understanding the root causes and connections between complex social issues, systems thinking enables a holistic approach to problem-solving. The session emphasizes systemic change through collaborative methods, engaging diverse perspectives, and forming coalitions.   As a participant, you will learn how to use tools, frameworks, models, and strategies for social impact in your communities.   Therefore, the best decision is for you to join us on Thursday, July 04, 2024 by 4pm WAT at https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT   At the Ugwumba Leadership Center, we are raising youths for social impacts across Africa! #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR ADVISOR! The Board and Management of the Ugwumba Leadership Center hereby wish our Distinguished International Advisor, Mrs. Ngozi Oyewole M.CIoD FITD Entrepreneur /Advocate, a fabulous birthday celebration! We wish you a day filled with joy, love and celebrations. Your dedication and contributions to the Center are highly appreciated. May this new year bring you continued success, happiness, and fulfilment in all your life endeavours in Jesus name! #HappyBirthday to you, ma!! Ugwumba Uche Nwosu Rajan Nazran Remi Duyile Chris Foltz Emil Ekiyor Colin Howes Nicole Williamson Dante Isil Ozkan Eduard Soponar SumitKumar Gupta Gregory Griffiths H.E Dr. Alisa Whyte Dr. Karim R. Ellis Remy Chukwunyere, EMBA

YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT   Hey great African students, good day and happy new month!   As you know, the 2024 edition of the African Students Leadership Academy is scheduled to come to an end this month but before then, we have two more sessions to go.   So, this week, we bring you Dr. Morayo Fakiya, MD, MHA, CPHQ, CPPS, CLSSBB, a Nigerian Medical Doctor in the #USA.   Dr Morayo is the founder and CEO of ORET Healthcare Enterprise, a healthcare performance and process improvement consulting and training firm specializing in data analytics, Lean Six Sigma methodology, and technology.    She is an internal and obesity medicine physician with extensive experience in clinical care, quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, health information management, etc.   Dr. Fakiya is committed to making healthcare more equitable and accessible to underserved, under-resourced, and marginalized communities. She is also involved in various social impact initiatives at the local, national, and global levels, where she advocates for greater socioeconomic equity and access to health care for all.    Hey guys, we hereby invite you to join us for her session on the theme: “Youth Advocacy for Social Impact” on Thursday, July 04, 2024 by 4pm at https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT We are raising youth advocates for social impacts across Africa!   #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

WHAT A WONDERFUL SESSION?   Oh wow, what an excellent session we had this afternoon with Ms. Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo, the Director General, Women Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (formerly NAWORG)?   Anyway, as the #1 Woman Entrepreneur in Nigeria, we were not expecting less from her.   So, on behalf of our President, H.E Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, we appreciate Ms. Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo for being a great partner since 2021.   Hey guys, #TGIF and our weekend gift is already here, just click on the link below to learn from our mentor as you enjoy your weekend… https://lnkd.in/ebihnz8u   To God be the glory!   #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

We're LIVE now for the session on "Introduction to Entrepreneurship Development" with Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo Please join us now at https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT

#BREAKING: RUTH EDE WINS AGAIN! As we celebrate the 2024 World MSME Day, we are glad to announce that #UgwumbaFellow, Ruth Ede, CEO of Scratop Nigeria Limited has just been declared as the overall winner of the Heifer International and Wennovation Hub grant competition valued at USD 20,000. Ruth Ede is one of the outstanding entrepreneurs discovered by the Ugwumba Leadership Center during the grand finale of our 2020 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge. In that competition, she emerged the 3rd best and went home with a grant prize of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000). Today, her startup has become one of the most celebrated around the world. Please, join us and celebrate this great Nigerian youth that is revolutionizing farming with her organic fertilizers. #Technology #Innovations #Agriculture #Startups

#BREAKINGNEWS: TODAY'S SESSION RESCHEDULED   Great African students, we regret to announce that the session with Ms. Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo, earlier scheduled for today by 4pm is hereby rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday, June 28, 2024 by 1pm WAT.   This change is due to circumstances beyond her control.   We are most sorry for any inconveniences this development would cause you.   The link to join tomorrow by 1pm WAT remains, https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT   Thank you for your usual cooperation!   #Africa #Students #Leadership #Academy #Mentors #Education

PLEASE, SET YOUR ALARM AT 4PM TODAY! Hey guys, as part of the global celebrations, marking the 2024 World MSME Day, we hereby invite you to join us by 4pm today, as we bring you a special session on “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” in the ongoing African Students Leadership Academy. This special session shall be facilitated by Ms. Weyinmi (Wey) Eribo, the #1 Woman Entrepreneur in Nigeria, being the Director General, Women Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (formerly NAWORG), Nigeria’s foremost women chamber of commerce. Weyinmi is an Acumen West Africa ’22 fellow, a MIA Global leadership AI Fellow, a StartingBloc ’19 Social Innovation Fellow and Regional Chair, West Africa Alumni, a World Bank Scholar, Orange Knowledge Program Scholar, and a Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Alumni. So, in the spirit of the World MSME Day celebration, we invite you to join us by 4pm today at https://lnkd.in/ep7nuMCT Remember, #entrepreneurs build businesses that bring solutions to the problems of the society… you, too can become an #entrepreneur! #Entrepreneurship #MSME #SME #Innovations #Technology #Nigeria #Africa