Nigerian University Students Selected for Global Fellowship

Some students of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA), have been selected for a fellowship in the United State of America (USA). 

They were selected for the 2024 Girls Leading Our World Global Programme organised by Women Empowering Nations. 

The GLOW Global Cohort brings together emerging leaders between the age of 17 and 23 for an immersive three-month virtual leadership development experience, touching on topics such as culture and identity, public speaking, personal and professional branding.

While over 4,900 people applied for 2024 Cohort, only 103 applicants were selected, the organisers said. 

The selected AAUA students include Joy Oluwatoyin Adeboye of department of Philosophy, Precious Toluwani Kosomolate of Animal and Environmental Biology, Reina Abigail Lasisi of  Sociology department and Agboola Aliyyah of the department of Economics. 

Speaking with one reporter on the outstanding feat, Joy said she got selected after receiving rejection mail from the same organisation twice. She added that her greatest motivation for applying for fellowship is to expand her personal growth to become a social impact maker promoting gender equality and women empowerment.  

“It is a rare life opportunity and I can’t wait to embrace the experience in stock for me,” she said. “I stand to become a global voice for promoting women’s rights through advocacy.”

On her part, Reina said she can’t wait to explore all that is in store for her. “I hope to gain the necessary skills and network that will help me build and run a successful and impactful social impact leadership journey.”

Similarly, Precious said she feels great, exceptional, and global. “What prompted the application was the leadership skills, Public Speaking and positioning (branding) training.”