Founder, Youth Initiative for Economic Empowerment, Emmanuel Isika, shares with TOBI AWORINDE the socioeconomic struggles that inspired the creation of his non-profit organisation and how he is leading other youths to create their own opportunitiesMy name is Emmanuel Isika. I am a social entrepreneur and a problem solver who can’t stop transforming and impacting lives. I am also a growth hacker who believes in the power of youths in transforming the world.
The 10-month Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and the COVID-19 break was a period of learning, developing capacity and emergence for myself. During that period, I began a thorough information search on successful individuals from under-represented backgrounds. I came across Jonathan Javier, founder of Wonsulting.
One of the main responsibilities of the government is to make opportunities available. It is the duty of the citizens to look out for these opportunities. Take the United States Government for instance. It provides loans to complete one’s education, which one repays after he/she starts working.
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