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Dreams Come True: The Story Of 2021 GLP Fellows

In 2021, we received 317 applications from all 36 Nigerian states and FCT. 37 of those were shortlisted for interview and 15 finalists were selected for the fellowship. However, only 13 of them graduated as fellows. These young leaders were trained on the concept of transformational leadership, effective communication strategies, social media use for change, …

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2020 GLP Fellow and Grantee Oluwatoyin Agaja Empowers Students in Ogun

Oluwatoyin Agaja is a Nigerian eco-socialist and environmentalist whose work is focused on solving the climate crisis. In 2020, she became one of the 22 finalists who were selected from a pool of 334 applicants for the leadership fellowship of GLP. She was the 2nd runner-up in the ideas pitch contest. During her GLP community …

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Mustapha: GLP Has Been Very Instrumental To My Career And Leadership Growth

Abubakar Mustapha is an outstanding 2019 GLP fellow who is creating positive change in his community as well as his place of work. Since becoming a GLP fellow, he has applied many of the principles learned to make more impact as the South-South East Zonal Youth Coordinator of NASFAT, a foremost Islamic organization in Nigeria. …

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Lily Bandotubo: GLP Has Given Me The Opportunity To Impact Lives Through Blogging

Lily Douere Bandotubo is the secretary of Joint National Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Warri southwest LGA, Delta State and she is a 2019 GLP Fellow. Growing up as a child, Lily Douere Bandotubo aka Liwonder Food had the dream of becoming a Medical Doctor to save lives despite being someone living with a disability. …

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#MyGLPStory: GLP Has Given Life To My Childhood Dream of Becoming a Successful Farmer

Growing up as a child, Ebenezer Fawamide had one big dream. He wanted to become a successful farmer so he could feed millions of people across Africa. In 2018, he became a GLP fellow and this helped him gain clarity on his long-held dream. As a result, he started to work on it aggressively. His …

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