Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge is excited to inviting young students to apply life changing experience.
This award is an opportunity for you to share your changemaker story.
The Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge is searching for young people who’s stories can inspiring Nigeria in making a difference through social innovation.
This is an opportunity was created so young people can be able to share their stories and let their voices out as they change in the society.
About Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge
Ashoka was established in the year 1980 and in over 38 years, they have help build the field of social entrepreneurship by establishing a network of over 3500 systems-changing social entrepreneurs in over 50 countries.
Members of this society put together their innovative ideas that are used in helping create a positive change.
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Ashoka has supported young people with advanced skills like empathy and teamwork.
Ashoka Nigeria was established in the year 1990 and it’s regional office is in Lagos.
This it serve for Cameroon, Liberia, and Ghana
Anglophone West Africa Was it’s first and longest program which included more than 110 systems-changing social entrepreneurs.
Ashoka’s vision is to support young entrepreneur with innovative idea that can be used to assist today’s social and change environmental challenges.
The Ashoka Africa Changemaker Storytelling Challenge established to highlight the valuable contributions of youth who are working and trying to solve some of the country’s most pressing challenges
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Requirements (Eligibility)
This opportunity is for open to applicants who are
20 years of age or below 20 years of age.
Only applicant who are citizen of Nigeria are eligible
Applicant must also Resides in Nigeria at the time of application
Applicant must be able to empathized with a problem and from that they must be able to develop their own idea for solving the problem.
Applicants must have build a team that will and ready to work with this idea.
Applicant must be one who wants to help change people’s lives and the society as a whole.
Applicants must be one who believes that everyone needs to take initiative and solve problems
Applicant must be one who is eager to help people.
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Benefits of this award
Those who were selected will automatically be members of the Changemaker Network.
Applicant who were selected will be trained
Applicant who were selected will be given access to mentors
Applicant who were selected will have to co-lead the Everyone a Changemaker movement.
Selected applicant will be given the sum of 200,000 thousands
How to Apply
You are to share a story on an idea you are working on and it’s solutions.
The idea must be one that can help fight challenges the society is facing.
Your story can involve aspect such as
– Agriculture
– Climate action
– Economic sustainability
– Education
– Gender diversity-equity-inclusion
– Healthcare
– ICT
– Minority rights
– Unemployment
Visit www.tfaforms.com to apply
Conclusion
Applicants who have been shortlisted will have to first be review before the 3 best finalists will be selected for the award
