Dr. Ola Orekunrin “The Flying Doctor,” Ladybrille Woman of the Month December 2012, shares inspiring insights in the Dare2Dream (D2D) special series of masterclasses. Dr. Orekurin shares her childhood growing up in a foster home, emphasizing that “your background does not determine your destiny.” She also talked to the D2D participants about the importance of starting …
VIDEO: Dare2Dream Season 2: Masterclass With Hafsat Abiola | Human Rights Activist
D2D is honored to launch its special series of masterclasses presented by most prominent business moguls and ace entertainers sharing their story and words of inspiration. The first mentor joining the FCMB Challenge during D2D Bootcamp was: Mrs. Hafsat Abiola, an internationally renowned human right activist, who held her Masterclass at the FCMB Headquarters sharing …
Fred Swaniker: The leaders who ruined Africa, and the generation who can fix it
Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can’t make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in countries with weak structures, leaders could make or break a country. In a passionate talk Swaniker …
Video: Raising Strong Women
Raquel Jacobs is a young woman who drives social change in many ways from the Beyond the Classroom Initiative, to Club 31 Woman, AfriAspire andThe Purple Square Company but it is her personal story of change that is her biggest achievement. As a teenager losing her father during Christmas was the hardest thing. It was …
VIDEO: Global Leaders Take on World’s Pressing Issues at The World Economic Forum 2016
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva. Recognized by the Swiss authorities as the international institution for public-private cooperation, its mission is cited as “committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry …