Mandela Washington Fellowship 2018 Database

Hi, I am Lucky, an Optometrist, I lead a Non-Profit called Vision Care Givers International, we provide sustainable access to quality and affordable eye care services and health education in Communities. Dr Lucky Aziken is a solution-driven visionary leader and social entrepreneur.  He envisions a world where no one is needlessly blind and everyone is living healthy and maximizing Potentials.  He is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Vision Care Givers International (VCGi) , a frontline Non-donor driven, Non-profit with an audacious dream to take quality, efficient and sustainable eye health to all Nations. VCGi  focuses on creating access to quality eye care through community-based eye care programmes, and the establishment of sustainable vision care centres across communities.  Through their Mobile Out Clinic Unit and Vision Care Homes, they have comprehensively examined 5348 patients in 18 LGA within a two year period (April 2018 figures) Dr Luc...

"My name is Emmanuel Agunze. I am a Youth Activist passionate about sustainable livelihood in Urban-Slum communities in Africa." As a pilot project, I started THE MAKOKO DREAM, ( makokodream.creatorlink.net ) with the goal of placing out-of-school children from the Makoko slum, in schools and ensuring that the youths are empowered with hands-on skill set so as to reduce the unemployment rate in such communities. I am popularly known as Father Makoko or The Makoko king, basically for my role in creating and designing the First 'School Bus' on water in Africa, which is a customised canoe for taking the children of Makoko Dream School, a tuition-free primary school, to and from school free of charge. ( bit.do/agunze1 ) I am a life-long student of the Nelson Mandela principles of Servant-Leadership and was a Finalist at the Prestigious Nelson Mandela Graca-Machel Innovation Awards 2017 for my role as a Brave Philanthropist and Youth Activist in developing countrie...

"Hi, my name is Obinna Orjingene, a medical doctor who works for UNICEF as a maternal, new-born, child health & Nutrition Consultant on the European Union funded MNCHN project." Dr Obinna does Primary Health Care System strengthening and health programming for Child survival & development. His work improves maternal & child health outcomes & builds community resilience. Before now he did emergency primary health care interventions for UNICEF in areas affected by Non-State Arm Conflict and also worked as an Emergency Room Doctor for Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors without borders- France), where he worked on paediatric emergencies, obstetrics care & nutrition interventions (Ambulatory therapeutic Feeding Centre & In-patient therapeutic Feeding Centre) for internally displaced persons. He is passionate about maternal & child health related issues and loves travelling & exploring new maternal child health grounds. He resides in Niger...

"Hi, my name is Saeed Jumah. I am a dentist. I run The Smile Shop, a network of dental clinics providing affordable dental services while improving dental health awareness in local communities in order to reduce the burden of dental disease and high cost of accessing quality dental care in Nigeria." 😊  My clinics provide quality and standard general dental services, as well as orthodontics and teeth whitening. My dental health awareness initiatives include a School dental program through which we visit schools to educated children (3-12 years) on proper oral hygiene, provide free dental checkups and distribute free dental educational materials (I have written 3 books and distributed over 7,000 copies till date). I also embark on quarterly rural dental outreaches to enlighten under-served populations, distribute modern oral hygiene accessories (toothbrushes and toothpastes) and provide free dental treatment. Lastly, I have a weekly radio dental program on Cool FM Kano prov...

"Hi my name is Anita and I am a dermatologist who works in local communities to raise awareness about the harmful effects of skin lightening agents and to change the perception of black skin." Dr Anita Benson is a Dermatology Senior Resident and Public Health Specialist who has worked in both the public and private sector. She has affected the lives of hundreds of people in local communities by educating them on the adverse effects of skin lightening and offering treatment for various skin diseases while changing the perception they have towards darker skin. Research shows that about 77% of Nigerians are using skin lightening agents and less than a tenth of them are aware of the adverse effects of skin lightening. She started the 1000beautiful_black_women campaign on Instagram to celebrate and empower melanin and change the popular perception that lighter skin is more beautiful but most importantly, to raise awareness via social media about the adverse effects of skin ligh...