Determinate and motivations for emerging social
entrepreneurs in Nigeria
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Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, born in 19th
May 1985, is another Nigerian Women and Girls Advocate Social Entrepreneur; founder
of Pearl Africa youth foundation, a non-governmental organisation, intended to
educate young girls in underprivileged areas in Nigeria with technical skills. (Wikipedia,
n.d.)
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Similarly, Amina Temitope Ajayi made efforts
in advocacy on the Nigerian Diaspora issues, promoting women empowerment and an
aim to eliminate poverty in the country. (Wikipedia, n.d.)
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Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji founded Passnonow in
2012 with the objective of helping deprived children studying in schools to retrieve
and make any syllabus related complaints regarding their education, from the ease
of their own homes. (Wikipedia, n.d.)
Motivations
Nigeria being one underdeveloped country of Africa,
climbing up to the marks of the world with great efforts by social
entrepreneurs who have dedicated their life objectives to make their land a
better place. This is for the people of all age groups and professions, living
in Nigeria, to rise in the world; for its children to have brighter and better
futures whilst serving their country.
Mostly social entrepreneurs raise funds from developed countries to Nigeria, as
educational funds, because education of the children is their main goal. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, was named one of
the 10 CNN stars of the year. Later that month. One month after, she was listed
on of the BBC’s 100 women, due to her selfless efforts for educating women and
girls in Nigeria.
These social entrepreneurs have received international recognition and
awards; honoured not only in Nigeria but world-wide. Indeed, the world becomes
a better place for living when areas like Nigeria are uplifted by their native
entrepreneurs. With their dedicated efforts, their names remain forever
memorable in the minds of the citizens for committing to give them better lives
across the fields through education and, ultimately, diminishing poverty.
Why is this issue worthy of exploration?
Please include in your answer ways in which your project may contribute to the
development of responsible leadership and/or a sustainable society.
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Make and maintain
social value (amongst personal values) in Nigeria.
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Acknowledging
and persistently engaging in new opportunities to meet the demands and
requirements of the economy and people.
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Participating
in a process of constant improvement, modification and education.
· Exhalating heightened accountability to the communities
served and for the final outcomes.
Social entrepreneurs are very important
types of leaders, we must recognise and appreciate them like this, too. We need
them to help us find fresh possibilities forward, social and economic
improvements, especially in countries like Nigeria. A country that is clouded
in poverty, a degraded educational system and hunger crisis, it is very
important to understand the contributions that social entrepreneurs make in
such countries. We must understand their hardships and get motivation as
individuals to contribute to make lives better in Nigeria and many other
similar states and countries. A sustainable society is built by efforts on
individual level. To unite the thoughts of a society aimed to a single target,
there need to be an awareness that can be in the form of a short article, that
is provided by this project.
Development of a leader – someone who can guide a group of people to make them aware
of problem facing countries yet willing to rise in the world, like Nigeria:
that leader needs to be polished, aware, and educated enough to lead people so
they can sympathise, contribute, and help towards these causes. This is a
proposing idea that is given thorough this writing.
Only if people of a society are determined and awarded enough, they can strive
for raising funds for Nigeria and other underdeveloped countries. Awareness
amongst people, all over the word, can motivate and give birth to many
influential entrepreneurs in the future.
Please provide an overview of the current
ideas surrounding this issue. You should refer to the latest academic or
practitioner research in this field.
Nigeria is Africa’s most popular country,
largest wealth, and lead producer. Following U.S administration have depicted
the U.S Nigeria relationship listed in the vital in sub-Saharan Africa. It is USA’s
largest trade-off partner and third largest target for U.S external direct financing
in the region. It regularly ranks as being in the top annual recipient of U.S
foreign relief, all over the world. Nigeria plays a major political and economic
role in Africa and has an impact in the district. Nigeria comprises Africa’s
most African-born population in the U.S, generating billion of dollars in the
annual remittance outflows. In the governance, conditions have broadly improved
but still corruption, religious conflicts, security power mistreatments, prejudice
against women and sexual minorities, and government persecution of political rivalries
and the media remain key disputes. In the security front, the challenge has
been on nerves with many killings and farmer disputes over religion and
conflicts with the environment. Although economy has the strength to take
Nigeria over as a global economic centre of power, but the corruption always
been the supplement to suppress this economic growth.
In short, Nigeria is already known for the world’s largest population living in
severe deprivation, due to which a huge part of its population is unable to
have education. It is causing a deacceleration in the economic growth in the
long term. Whilst these factors effecting Nigeria, on the other hand, the
growing social entrepreneurs is a positive sign as they are working in reducing
key issues in the country. As mentioned initially, women entrepreneurs working
to upbring women rights. They are helping to maintain a solid aid from USA that
is used to improve health and organisations. They are fighting for the rights
of people at all possible levels, at the same time consistent to decrease
poverty. With overview of these ides, it’s a fact to state that many social entrepreneurs
are working their best to help and develop Nigeria and its population.
Which research methods do you intend to use
during your research? Please provide as much detail as possible about the data
you will use and how you plan to access it.
There are
various research methods that I will be consulting during my research. On topmost,
I’ll be doing online research to approach a wide range of facts and findings
for my project. To get authentic information and findings about the
entrepreneurs. Wikipedia search have been referred mostly. Moreover, I’ll be
studying online articles in order to get a better and deeper understanding
regarding key issues in Nigeria. These articles could be from various authors
of various regions in the world to see how this issue is interpreted globally.
Additionally, online newspaper articles, news channels’ short clips and
documentaries are also a good way to expand my knowledge on my subject. Some of
these documentaries on different social entrepreneurs and their lives, working
on the betterment of Nigeria and their relationships with their work: this is
something that I dig deep into by watching and gathering information. YouTube
is another useful tool that can provide current and past videos that has helped
me to compare and evaluate how problems have reduced or increased – political
riots and protests of farmers and people of different areas.
Apart from all of this collected data form the internet; considering and using
my own findings and knowledge, has helped to support my individual points that
have been discussed above. Furthermore, the information that I have gathered on
different topics, my best approach was to write it in my own words and aligning
it to make it coherent according to the requirements of my project. Google i.e.
Wikipedia and online articles, are my primary tools for my research work.
Please provide a short list of English
language academic work you believe will be relevant to this project, cited in
APA format.
My study
contains information and fact based research about all the problems that
clouded over Nigeria. From economy to politics and education to health, my
research work has all the aspects of each issue to get a deep understanding of
it. From a political aspect it is stated that how important the relationship of
Nigeria and U.S is. As USA has been a great helping hand especially after 2017,
the corruption that has dig deep into the economy failures of the country is
stated.
In education
front, the illiteracy percentage in the country is relatively high. The food
shortage and poverty has been a black spot on the country. By covering all the
aspects, al clear image is placed on the globe. The social entrepreneurs have
contributed to a great extent In order to uplift the country. By writing down
the efforts in my research work, I believe it can provide a great motivation to
the reader, which in result can motivate a group of people. By writing down the
problems about Nigeria, mostly writing is a frame work and outline of many
global problems surrounding various countries. Furthermore, providing an
overview can help in understanding and solving problems by managing each of
them individually with efficient most solutions. Because it is easy when you
have a clear picture of problems to deal with. In detail, my study can help in
dealing with education front. By bringing in more aids and building and
building more governmental schools, literacy rate can be increased. More
hospitals and giving shelters and food can greatly help. Nigeria has been
facing all these problems. By just reading my writing and learning these
problems, I believe globally these can be exaggerated a t a bigger frame that
can fit any country.
Wikipedia.
(n.d.) Kunle Adewale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunle_Adewale
Wikipedia.
(n.d.) Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abisoye_Ajayi-Akinfolarin
Wikipedia.
(n.d.) Amina Temitope Ajayi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Temitope_Ajayi
Wikipedia.
(n.d.) Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyosi_Akerele-Ogunsiji
Wikipedia.
(n.d.) Ade Hassan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ade_Hassan
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