PARADIGM INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES AJEGUNLE LEGACY PROJECT AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

The future of four outstanding students is brighter as they have secured scholarship opportunities through Paradigm Initiative’s (PIN’s) Ajegunle Legacy Project to further their studies.

The winners were revealed following a thorough screening process conducted by the organization over a span of four months.

They were honored and celebrated at Paradigm Initiative’s headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, during a ceremony attended by their families, the selection team, and PIN Board member, Dr. Oluseyi Adebayo Olubi.

The male recipient of the Taiwo Bankole Award is Anthony Maduamaka Ihejiamatu, a Chemical Engineering student at the University of Lagos in Nigeria. In the female category is Adeniran Esther, a student of Project Management Technology at The Federal University of Technology Akure in Nigeria.

For the advanced software training scholarship (Ajegunle Legacy Scholarship), the panel selected Ogar Gideon Robert in the male category and Idowu Sarah Sylvester in the female category.

In April 2023, the organization launched the Ajegunle Legacy Scholarship as a means of giving back to the community and recognizing notable individuals who played a significant role in PIN’s early beginnings in Ajegunle.

The scholarship was named after the area to support resident youth/students in obtaining university education.

The Project comprises two components: the prize arm and the scholarship arm. The prize arm supports two young individuals (one male and one female) from low-income families residing in Ajegunle to pursue university education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or Law annually.

The prize is named after the late Taiwo Bankole Ogunyemi, a prominent volunteer at PIN’s digital inclusion program (now known as the LIFE Legacy Program).

The Ajegunle Legacy Project award aims to honor the late Ogunyemi’s legacy for his contributions to improving the lives of young people across Nigeria, particularly in Ajegunle.

On the other hand, the scholarship arm supports two young individuals (one male and one female) from low-income families residing in Ajegunle to receive advanced software development training annually.

More about PIN: Paradigm Initiative, which has been connecting young underserved Africans with digital opportunities and advocating for the protection of their online rights for over 16 years, commenced operations in the area in 2007 in a small cyber café called Stadnet before expanding its reach across Africa.

The organization, which champions for digital rights and inclusion on the continent, has offices in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, coordinating its activities across Central, East, Southern, and West Africa and beyond.

• Paradigm Initiative, which has for more than 16 years been connecting young under-served Africans with digital opportunities and ensuring protection of their rights online, started operations in the area in 2007 in a tiny cybercafé known as Stadnet before expanding its footprints across Africa.The organisation, which advocates for digital rights and inclusion on the continent has offices in Cameroon, Kenya Nigeria, Senegal, , Zambia, Zimbabwe   from where it coordinates its operations across Central, East, Southern,West Africa and beyond.PIN has impacted the lives of more than 150,000under-served African youth with improved livelihoods through digital opportunities and protection of their online rights.

  LIFE Legacy is a digital inclusion program that equips young Africans living in under-served communities with demand-driven ICT and Entrepreneurship skills and connects them to internships, online work, or entrepreneurial ventures with a high possibility of earning immediate and sustainable income. 
  Paradigm Initiative (PIN) builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights in order to improve the livelihoods of under-served young Africans.

  The organisation, which also has partners in more than 27 African countries, has worked in communities in Nigeria since 2007 and across Africa since 2017, building experience, community trust, and an organisational culture that positions it as a leading non-profit in ICT for Development and digital rights advocacy and inclusion on the continent.

Source; Joan Aimuengheuwa: Techeconomy