MAGAZETI YA LEO IJUMAA FEBRUARY 24,2017
Toa Maoni Hapa Chini
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APOSTLE DAMAS
Louis Adekola, 23
Nigeria
Find out more about Louis Adekola by
Prince Louis O. Adekola
Administrative Officer, University Advancement Office
Founder and Coordinator, Ambassadors of Africa
Country Council President, World Merit Nigeria
Life ambition
To become one of the world’s most respected individuals both in words and in actions. To be the best in all that he does while making invaluable contributions to the world and to his generation, especially in the areas of education and community development.
Bio
Louis’ first volunteering experience was at the age of 10, when he was selected as one of the 10 exceptional students in his secondary school to join the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), in which he gave presentations to peer students and served as a volunteer in his community in the campaign “Child Labour and Women Trafficking,” a reality which was very rampant at that time. Between 2005 and 2007, he was an active member of Youth For Christ (YFC), where he volunteered as teacher for primary and secondary school students. After joining Enactus and founding his own organization, Louis also emerged as one of Nigeria’s top 10 Debaters during the NBC, Nigeria Bottling Company. As a Youth Corps in 2011, he joined the Community Development Service (CDS) Group on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and volunteered towards the actualization of the eight millennium goals. In the year 2012, he was one of the few selected Nigerian Youths to attend the National Economic Summit (NES) as a delegate at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and in 2013, he was appointed Chairperson on the International Youth Council, Ondo State Chapter. Finally, in March 2014, he was accepted as a distinguished member of the United Nations Youth Association of Nigeria (UNYAN).
Passionate about...
Training Young Africans
Louis is the founder and team leader of “Ambassadors of Africa,” an organization aiming “to build Africans into global giants.” They directly trained over 17,500 students in different states of the federation through career counseling, entrepreneurship development programs for youth and women and through the organization of youth summits.
Entrepreneurship
In 2007, he joined Enactus and worked on three social entrepreneurship projects: the Tree of Life, the Captain Coal Project and the Self Business Giants. After his graduation, he volunteered in the Enactus’ country office for three years in a row and received Enactus’ International Award of Excellence in Entrepreneurship in 2010.
World Merit Project
Louis’ March for Merit project was carried out in the form of a sensitization walk in the local community of Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria with the theme “Better Education For All.” Many children in Nigeria are encouraged to work in their families' small businesses as soon as they are old enough to help out. This stops them from going to school and gaining an education so they can pursue the life that they want. Louis and Nigerian Meriters went to these market places and encouraged families to send their children to schools. In the “training month” of March, Louis was able to directly train over 100 students from two tertiary institutions on the topic “Understanding Community Development and the importance of Volunteering.” On Monday the 17th of March, Louis also spoke on Orange 94.5 FM on “Tackling the menace of unemployment in Africa through active Volunteerism” with an estimated reach of about 2 million listeners.
