Aisha Waziri
2017 Winner
Position: Volunteer and Youth Advocate
Organization: Centre For Girls Education
Current Location: Kaduna State
BSC INTERNATIONAL STUDIES from AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Additional Degrees and Certifications:
1. CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S KENNEDY LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY PROGRAM 2011-2012
2. CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FROM ROY C KETCHAM HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK
3. SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE FROM ADEYEMO COLLEGE, KADUNA
4. CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF KENNEDY LUGAR YES PROGRAM ALUMNI SOCIAL ENREPRENEUR WORKSHOP, WASHINGTON D.C, AUGUST 2014 BY ASHOKA ‘S YOUTH VENTURE
5. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF ALTERNATIVE TO VIOLENCE PROJECT, Kaduna Nigeria, JULY, 2013
6. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE AFRICA REGIONAL DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP HELD IN GHANA, 22ND -26TH MAY, 2013
7. CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT BY CIVILIZATIONS EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION FOUNDATION IN RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPATION DURIN THE “2012 BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR A BETTER WORLD CONFERENCE” BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, APRIL, 2012
8. CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR SERVING AS AN OUTSTANDING ALUMNI INSTRUCTOR AT THE 2014-2015 YES ORIENTATIONS AND WORKING TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPLETION OF THE 2014-2015 YES PROGRAM FINALISTS.
9. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF USAID MANAGING FOR RESULTS MONITORING AND EVALUATION TRAINING, INTERFAITH MEDIATION CENTER KADUNA, NIGERIA , NOVEMBER, 2016
Awards Received:
Award:
KENNEDY LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY PROGRAM, FINALIST
Awarding Organization:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Date Awarded:
August 26, 2011
Award:
Student Ambassador Award
Awarding Organization:
YOUTH FOR UNDERSTANDING USA
Date Awarded:
June 12, 2012
Award:
AWARD OF OUSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Awarding Organization:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Date Awarded:
July 31, 2012
“Aisha is a young and dynamic advocate in Nigeria. She provides secondary school students with SRHR and Family planning information and advocates for young people’s meaningful engagement in FP.
“– Margaret Bolaji, Program officer at Population and Reproductive Health Initiative
Describe your contributions to and achievements in family planning.
What sparked your passion for family planning?
Give one or two examples of how you display leadership in your family planning work.:
I have also led trainings for youth led organizations to enable them give SRHR information to young people.
I have mentored more than 500 girls in rural communities on basic literacy, numeracy, life skills, etc
If you are named a winner of 120 under 40, how will you use this new platform and the $1000 grant to advance your work?
Share ideas & learn what FP Champions are doing in their countries & adopt effective methods to implement in my community
Establish health club in high schools & continue the peer education program I initiated & continue Project Leaders4Her Health through advocacy 2 religious& community leaders
Collect data on how many girls need SRHR, FP counselling etc which will help in my advocacy intervention & will help my community achieve her demographic opportunity.
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