Grace Ihejiamaizu is a Sociology graduate and emerging Social Entrepreneur with over 3 years experience managing various youth-led and community based projects. Her passion for positive change in Nigeria has led her to develop the RYPE Initiative, a project that is helping young people gain real skills to become leaders and productive entrepreneurs.
Her active involvement in various community-based projects and outstanding leadership achievements has won her some national and international recognition including her recent recognition by Google's Zeitgeist as one of the 12 Brightest Young Minds in 2011. She is also a worthy alumnus of a US Government program, SUSI - "Study of the US Institute for Student Leaders". Grace's commitment to ensuring that young people are properly guided and engaged to achieve their dreams won her the Michelle Obama Young African Women Leader's Forum Grant in 2011 in support of her work in the community.
Follow this blog 'GoldenYouth' for great articles, stories and relevant information for young people.
Applications are now open for the 2012-2013 Sauvé Scholars Program. A great opportunity for energetic young leaders from across the globe who want to change the world to spend nine months in Montreal, Canada.
- Are you a highly motivated independent thinker between 23 and 31 years of age?
- Do you have demonstrated skills as an agent of change?
- Are you seeking the time and opportunity to:
· -Grow, both personally and professionally?
· -Enhance your ability to effect change?
· -Undertake or complete an important project or field of study?
This is a unique opportunity for you to spend nine months away from your studies, career or other formal commitments, for a period of reflection and self-realization – both personal and professional.
Other Eligibility requirements:
·A minimum of 2-3 years of professional and/or work experience (paid or unpaid). Experience may include positions in a volunteer or internship capacity
·Completed your undergraduate education, or the equivalent, by 31 July 2011 (advanced degrees are welcome but not a requirement)
·A record of accomplishment and ability to meet challenges
·Demonstrated leadership qualities
·Proven communications skills
·A highly developed curiosity about the world
·A strong interest in international and domestic issues
·An eagerness to engage with the complex issues of the day
Deadline: November 1, 2011 To learn more about the application process, click here
Poems yet unwritten, Songs yet unsung, Children yet unborn, Homes yet to be mended, Issues yet unsolved, Heights yet to be reached, Communities yet untouched, Bowels of mercy yet to be poured out, We keep striving, We keep running, We keep dreaming, Till we reach the mark................................
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