If you are based in Cross Rivers State and its environ, you don’t want to
miss this!!! :)
Here is a news release on what the Career day is
about:
The Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF) has announced
its 2nd Edition of Career & Founder’s Day event scheduled to take place on Wednesday,
July 11th, 2012 at the Cultural Centre, Calabar, Cross Rivers State,
Nigeria.
The theme for this
year is ‘Talent, Leadership & Entrepreneurship.
The Career Day seeks to inspire and
empower young people in choosing the right career paths and making informed
decisions. The aim of the event is to provide a platform for young Nigerians
and graduates who are; seeking to enter the job market, at the start of their
career or aspiring to be entrepreneurs, to learn from accomplished
entrepreneurs and professionals (home and abroad) that have made major
achievements in different sectors in the society.
Adopting the TED-talks format the
event will be a charged exchange of ideas and knowledge that will focus on
leadership in Career and business, the essence of innovation and
sustainability.
The welcome address is to be delivered by The Ag.
Director of TBLF/Lead Consultant, of ThistlePraxis Consulting, Mrs. Ini Onuk. She
will be joined by young Africans who have made tremendous achievements in the
fields Information Communication Technology (ICTs), Media, Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Security as well as Gender advocacy.
The full line up of
speakers include:
Idris Bello - Program Director at Wennovation Hub,Nigeria and President Oxford
University African Society, United Kingdom
Grace Nanyonga - Founder, Grana Fish Supplies Ltd, Uganda
Tobias & Titus Igwe - Founders, Speedmeals Mobile Kitchen, Nigeria
Esther Agbarakwe- Environmental Sustainability Advocate, Population Action
International, USA
Nnaemeka
Ikegwonu – Executive Director,The
Smallholders Foundation, Nigeria
Steve
Harris – CEO, EdgeEcution, Nigeria
Emmanuel
Etim – Directorate of Science and Human
Resources, Science and Technology, Africa Union Commission, Ethiopia
“We are excited about all the young people we are bringing for the Career Day event, we are gathering some of the best and brightest young minds in Africa to share their personal and professional experiences with their peers. We are adopting a peer –to- peer approach because we know when young people communicate with each other, they listen more, assimilate more and become more ignited to challenge the status quo. Hence, we intend to assist young people connect the dots between Talent, Leadership and Entrepreneurship through this year’s event” Says Esther Eshiet – Programmes Officer at TBLF
For more information, please contact Esther on 08105738992 or Antigha on 08185582531. Email: esther@thebridgeleadership.org, info@thebridgeleadership.org. Download the Mentoring Programme’s Report at: www.thebridgeleadership.org
About The Bridge Leadership Foundation
The Bridge Leadership Foundation (TBLF)
is a non-profit leadership and capacity development Foundation committed to
building generations of young people educated to become compassionate,
entrepreneurial and engaged citizens who are empowered to take responsibility
for their own lives and for making a difference in the world.
The Foundation seeks to address gaps in
the provision of practical leadership models for young people and thus provides
a platform designed to inspire, motivate, train, mentor and empower young
people to achieve their best.
In eight months, TBLF has concluded a
hugely successful Career Day- attended by over 3000 young persons, Graduate
Employability Training (GET) for 80 graduates and started an Opportunity
Facilitation its GET Alumni, as well as organized a FIFA Franchised Football
project for Youth leaders in Cross River State where 3 of finalists will be
representing Nigeria at the Homeless World Cup in Mexico, 2012.
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