Pr Cornelius Keagon
| Pr Cornelius Keagon | |
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| Native name | Tuayan |
| Born | 1996/07/06 Monrovia, Liberia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Liberian |
| 💼 Occupation | Humanitarian |
| 🏢 Organisation | Arts & Positivity |
| 💰 Net worth | LD$ 45.5 million (2021) |
| Title | President |
| 🏅 Awards | Heroes Award (2020) |
Cornelius Tuayan Keagon (born 6 July 1996) is a Liberian artist, blogger and business student who is known for creating the art work "The Problem No One Talks About". He is currently studying Management at the Stella Maris Polytechnic in Monrovia. Keagon is also a Humanitarian who dreams of a world without Hunger and Poverty. He is the founder, CEO, and president of the Liberian humanitarian organization Arts & Positivity. Since 2007, Keagon has won over twenty art awards locally. His humanitarian organization, Arts & Positivity, is run by the aid of local Philanthropists and Politicians, they have been providing Basic needs and financial support to orphanages in Liberia since August 2019.
Early Life[edit]
Keagon was born on July 6, 1996, in Monrovia to banker John Sei Keagon and his wife Selina. He has two older siblings: Kou Keagon-Baah, a Financial Analyst, and Pvt. Joseph Keagon of the United States Army. As the youngest, Keagon is considered as his mother’s favorite.
As the son of a bank manager, Keagon had a strained relationship with his late father, which developed more as he grew up. His childhood was disrupted by the Second Liberian Civil War. During the war, Keagon and his family took refuge at the smell-no-taste, a city outside Monrovia. After the Civil War, they moved back to Monrovia.
Career[edit]
Business career[edit]
During his early childhood, Keagon established his notion of becoming a Politician, but it was later in his teens that he developed the thought of venturing into business as a career. Keagon was actively involved in his father's business during his last days of high school. According to Keagon, this was one of the factors that motivated him into studying business as a career.
In 2018, Keagon started his first business with $US50.00 when he opened "ForYou", an online store for Promoting local Liberian products to Liberians overseas. In it's first three months, ForYou grew from one member to twenty-five members, earning Keagon a whooping profit of $150,000.00 Liberian dollars. In it's fourth month of operation, new laws were imposed on all International businesses operating over the internet regarding Rights and Taxes. ForYou didn't fit the requirements of the terms and conditions listed in a key section regarding taxes and had to be shut down. The business was shut down on September 11, 2018 and has remained closed ever since.
Humanitarian[edit]
Keagon has strongly advocated against Civil war, Injustice, and Discrimination. He believes that technology would have been far advanced than what it is today if World War I and World War II had not occurred. He believes that there would have been the introduction of Smartphones, modern televisions, and modern computers as far back as the 1980s, if those global wars were avoided.
In mid 2019, Keagon decided to establish a Not-for-profit arts organization for the purpose of Humanitarianism. The objective of the planned organization was to help the poorest in society with monthly Basic needs through arts and creativity. Keagon founded Arts & Positivity on July 5, 2019, a day before his 23rd Birthday. He initially planned the organization as a project of Nimba County only, but later changed the service to national duty. He established the organization with fifteen members, all being local artist, including James Kollie, who's currently serving as Vice President.
In early August 2019, Arts & Positivity began distributing supplies of food items and clothes to slumps, Orphanages and street vendors around Monrovia. The work was mostly done at night, due to Keagon's Robin Hood policy. By Christmas, the organization had completed their First quarter objective by providing supplies to over ten orphanages and slumps in Montserrado County leading to an increase in membership. The Inaugural number of members in July 2019 were fifteen, as of 2020, the number of members have risen to over one hundred individuals who work as Volunteers, as the organization was founded and is based upon a not for profit agenda.
Arts & Positivity also includes Philanthropists who are actively involved in providing basic needs and support both financially and through gifts. They also carry-on Financial education. They also host Exhibitions occasionally to promote individuals who Paintings have not been recognized, or new artists who talents were discovered by the Community or School.
Personal Life[edit]
A very private individual, Keagon is highly religious, he’s a baptised Catholic. In 2015, Keagon became a dedicated Christian after the death of his father. He later became a Non-alcoholic in 2017. He’s a lover of sports, a passionate soccer fan he supports Premier League team Arsenal. He spends his weekends watching soccer games and reading books. He’s an Introvert, he doesn’t socialize. Keagon is an avid reader, he regards himself as an intellectual. His favorite novels include: The Mist, Lord of the Flies, Blue Tears in Washington DC, The African Interior Mission, And Then There Were None, Macbeth, and The Long Walk.
