Hammed Kayode Alabi
| Hammed Kayode Alabi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Makoko, Lagos |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Ilorin University of Edinburgh |
| 💼 Occupation | Social entrepreneur |
Hammed Kayode Alabi is a Nigerian social entrepreneur, poet, and founder of Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI). This youth-led non-profit organisation aims to reduce inequalities through youth empowerment. [1][2][3]
Early life and education
He was born in 1994 in Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor of Science Education in Human Kinetics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.[4][5]
Career
In 2018, he won the US Consul General Award[6] and became the first young African Board Member at Peace First in 2020.[7][8]
In 2021 he earned his Master's degree in Africa and International Development at the University of Edinburgh as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar,[9] he presently serves as the Senior Educational Mentoring Coordinator at Refugee Education UK, where he facilitates connections between young refugees/asylum seekers and mentors to provide educational support. Prior to this role, he served as the Young Refugee Project Coordinator with the British Red Cross.[10][11]
He served as a UNESCO youth delegate in 2022 during the Pre-Summit of the Transforming Education Summit held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris[12][13][14] and is an author of two published books.[15][16]
He is an author with two published books and has written over 192 articles on personal, community, and global development.[17] He has garnered numerous accolades, including the US Consul General Award, the Africa Talent of the Future recognition, and the prestigious MasterCard Foundation Scholarship.[18][19][20] He is currently a 2024 Western Union Foundation Fellow.[21][22][23]
References
- ↑ Enyinnia, Chigozirim (20 January 2024). "Hammed Alabi: Nigerian impacting young Africans with storytelling skills". Business Day (Nigeria). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ "KLCI holds 2-day storytelling basecamp for Nigerian youths". Vanguard (Nigeria). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ Ogunyemi, Ifedayo (2024-02-04). "'Africa will soon be driven by innovative, people-centered solutions created by young people". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ "Hammed Kayode Alabi: Why I Live For Community And Why You Should Too". StoriesFromNigeria. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ Voice, Muslim (2022-02-01). "Some of My Experience as a Graduate Student: Things we do not get to share or talk about- Hammed Kayode Alabi | The Muslim Voice, Nigeria". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ Ogunyemi, Ifedayo (4 February 2024). "Africa will soon be driven by innovative, people-centered solutions created by young people". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ "Board - Peace First". 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ test (2022-02-25). "Man Who Lived At The Slum & Hawked Spaghetti, Finally Succeeds, With Listed Achievements". EduGrant. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ "Group seeks use of e-learning for disadvantaged". Punch Newspapers. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Hammed Kayode Alabi | School of Social and Political Science". www.sps.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ UNESCO (2022). "Youth intervention, Action track 2, Daria Chekalskaia & Hammed Kayode Alabi". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Unleashing the full potential of African youth:The success story of Hammed Kayode Alabi". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ "30 June: Pre-Summit Ministerial Segment II". transformingeducationsummit.sdg4education2030.org. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ "5 Years: 10 Lessons Life Taught Me – Rovingheights Books". rhbooks.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ "Policy Analysis: Universal Basic Education Act, Nigeria – Susa Africa". 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Hammed Kayode Alabi: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ "Hammed Kayode Alabi – Welcome to TEDxBauchi". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ "2024 Western Union Foundation Fellows". 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ Ogunyemi, Ifedayo (2024-01-14). "Youths urged to use storytelling skills to leverage opportunities for personal, professional devt". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Group seeks use of e-learning for disadvantaged". Punch Newspapers. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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