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Africa is not poor but it suffers from poverty. And this poverty is due to unbridled capitalism Adebayo Alonge Solutions Ideator Image credit: gps-connects.com “Africans are fools. They allow themselves to be cheated by their leaders and by the rest of the world” Without further context, this statement may be passed off as the seething outburst of … Continue reading What They Don’t Tell You About Africa
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The Nigerian youth is a diverse group that does not fit any one stereotype. The poverty of this group as well as other Nigerians is caused by the subtle acceptance of poverty in Nigerian culture as an occurrence that people bring upon themselves.
There is the existence of hidden and collective structures of power that surround and control official tenants of government across Africa. Jean Bayart,The Criminalization of the State in Africa Photo credit: nations online.org Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano referred to these power structures as vested interests. It … Continue reading Of Power,Politics and Africa
YALI Fellow- Adebayo Alonge has brought together Yale University, the Lagos Business School and Lagos State government to organize an infectious diseases management workshop for healthcare professionals. Ebola killed mostly healthcare workers in Nigeria in 2014 and this workshop is targeted at improving infectious disease management capacity in Nigeria's health institutions. You can attend free, … Continue reading Yale University, Lagos Business School and Lagos State Government organise infectious diseases management workshop
Social entrepreneurs can use their influence to help their communities choose the right governments that support social impact ventures.
In Nigeria's 2015 general elections, a young nation must make a choice on who should lead her to the future- an old general or a young incumbent.
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The social entrepreneurship mindset is one that actively seeks to identify and solve problems faced by impoverished communities in a sustainable way they can pay for. Adebayo Alonge Image credit: http://www.noulakaz.net The Entrepreneurial Context Imagine that you are a freshman in a public university whose day by 8 a.m. starts with lectures. You and your colleagues … Continue reading The Social Entrepreneurship Mindset
These tips should serve as a guide with which you evaluate your application. They should not replace your authentic voice, your truth and the way you say it. Remember they are just a guide. So now let us delve into the application. 1. If you had 50 words to introduce yourself to President Obama, what … Continue reading Application Guide for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship
