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Hammed Kayode Alabi | |
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Born | 1994 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | University of Ilorin University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Social Entrepreneur, Poet |
Employer | The University of Edinburgh |
Father | Biliaminu Agboola |
Website | hammedkayodealabi |
Hammed Kayode Alabi is a Social Entrepreneur, and Poet, known for his advocacy for education and sustainable development.He is the Founder and Executive Director of KLCI[1] a non-profit organisation that provides 21st-century skills, leadership development, and career training to young people in rural communities In Nigeria.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in 1994 in Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria, into the family of Biliaminu Agboola. He earned a Bachelor of Science Education in Human Kinetics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Hammed Kayode Alabi has worked with Peace First as a Regional Manager and board member supporting youth social innovation in over 150 countries.[7][8][9]
In 2021 he earned his Master's degree in Africa and International Development at the University of Edinburgh as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar,[10] he presently serves as the Senior Educational Mentoring Coordinator at Refugee Education UK, where he facilitates connections between young refugees/asylum seekers and mentors to provide educational support. Prior to this role, he served as the Young Refugee Project Coordinator with the British Red Cross.[11][12]
In 2022, he served as a UNESCO youth delegate during the Pre-Summit of the Transforming Education Summit held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.[13][14]
He is an accomplished author with two published books and has written over 192 articles on personal, community, and global development.[15] He has garnered numerous accolades, including the US Consul General Award, the Africa Talent of the Future recognition, and the prestigious MasterCard Foundation Scholarship.[16][17] He is currently a 2024 Western Union Foundation Fellow.[18][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi – KLCI".
- ^ "KLCI holds 2-day storytelling basecamp for Nigerian youths". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi – Welcome to TEDxBauchi". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "About – Hammed Kayode Alabi". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi: Why I Live For Community And Why You Should Too". StoriesFromNigeria. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Voice, Muslim (2022-02-01). "Some of My Experience as a Graduate Student: Things we do not get to share or talk about- Hammed Kayode Alabi | The Muslim Voice, Nigeria". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi – KLCI". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Enyinnia, Chigozirim (2024-01-20). "Hammed Alabi: Nigerian impacting young Africans with story telling skills". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Group seeks use of e-learning for disadvantaged". Punch Newspapers. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi | School of Social and Political Science". www.sps.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ UNESCO (2022). "Youth intervention, Action track 2, Daria Chekalskaia & Hammed Kayode Alabi". UNESCO.
- ^ "30 June: Pre-Summit Ministerial Segment II". transformingeducationsummit.sdg4education2030.org. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Policy Analysis: Universal Basic Education Act, Nigeria – Susa Africa". 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Scholars' Voices: What Breaks Your Heart and What are You Doing to Solve It". Mastercard Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Hammed Kayode Alabi – Welcome to TEDxBauchi". Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "2024 Western Union Foundation Fellows". 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Ogunyemi, Ifedayo (2024-01-14). "Youths urged to use storytelling skills to leverage opportunities for personal, professional devt". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Group seeks use of e-learning for disadvantaged". Punch Newspapers. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.