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MEET SIERRA LEONE’S YOUTH AMBASSADORS – 2018/2019
We are very pleased to announce that our Founder and Publisher; Ariana Oluwole and other Sierra Leonean trail blazers were awarded as Sierra Leone’s 100 Most Influential Youths and Ambassadors by FePYoCAN in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the National Youth Commission (NaYCom) The Federation of Patriotic Youth and Child Advocacy Network ( FePYoCAN) Is a national youth organization symbolically embedded across the country. FePYoCAN introduced West Africa’s first ever print and online youth magazine known as the Sierra Youth Magazine. FePYoCAN through the Sierra Youth Magazine identified Sierra Leone’s 100 Most Influential Youth 2018/19. The awards were given on Tuesday…
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FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Hands up if you took an okada (commercial motorbike) to work this morning. If its per the usual; the rider must have sped beyond limit. Took sharp turns and could barely wait for you to pay. ‘Passenger duya, try for mi’ When was the last time you waited hours to process one small document, at a large government office? Do you remember that one time, you decided to have faith in the fruit lady? What did she do? Sell you a bag of rotten mangoes! Now let’s get real honest, the reason you hate math’s, barely has anything to do with the subject but its presenter- the teacher. That messenger of…
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MEET YAKAMA MANTY JONES- A YOUNG LEADER, INSPIRING PORTFOLIO CAREERS
Yakama Manty Jones is a Sierra Leonean woman with a passion for education and development, both in the personal and economic sense. Having being groomed from an early age by her parents, Sanah Jonhsen Mara and Zaria Amina Mara on the importance of education, she finds everything that has to do with learning and acquiring new knowledge and skills very attractive. So over the years, in the formal education space, she pursued learning with great tenacity. At no point did she ever want to have less than the best possible grade in any subject. So you can imagine how frustrated she was at receiving C grades in arts and crafts.…
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LUCIANA GILMORE: ‘THE GIRL COACH’ TALKS ON LIVING A PURPOSEFUL LIFE
Luciana Gilmore, was and will always be an educator at heart. She is the founder of mothers and daughters revived. This is a conference that supports connections between mothers and daughters, creating a safe space to share while heightening awareness surrounding issues that have historically severed ties between them. She was in education for over 16 years, as a teacher and ultimately left the profession as a Founding High School Principal. She was led to leave her position because She knew God had bigger plans for her. She couldn’t see the plans, or even ascertain where or who would be included in plans, but She could feel it in her…
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YENIVA SISAY: WALKS US THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Yeniva Sisay (M.A. Ed) is a value creator and change agent, who is passionate about the development and transformation of Africa. In 2007 Yeniva relocated to her ancestral home Sierra Leone, with a vision to develop the next generation of Sierra Leonean leaders, innovators, and change-makers. It was then that she founded EXCEL Sierra Leone; an educational organization that provides academic enrichment, character and leadership development to senior secondary school students in Sierra Leone. She is a master in instructional leadership and education consulting, with an emphasis on building and developing human capital in the ‘African context’. Over the last decade, as a trained and qualified teacher, a mentor and coach, Yeniva has…
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Triggering Potentials- TEDx Youth@Kingtom
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TEDxYouth TEDxYouth events happen all year round in schools and in local communities. TEDxYouthKingTom TEDxYouth@KingTom is the first TEDx event specifically dedicated to youth in Sierra Leone. Program TEDxYouth@Kingtom will be a full day event, taking place this Saturday 28th July 2018. It will include talks from 12 speakers, a workshop session, a Networking & Activities Fair, an art exhibition and musical performances. Check out their website for real time updates on the youth event of the season: https://www.tedxyouthkingtom.com Ariana OluwoleAriana Oluwole is an executive coach, holistic educator,…
