Seven kids who participated within the Teesas summer season faculty have gained a mixed N1.1 million in grants after pitching enterprise concepts aimed toward fixing societal issues.
The grants have been awarded beneath the startup spark 2.0 competitors, which fashioned a part of the summer season faculty organised by Teesas Education, with sponsorship help from Indomie and Tech4Dev.
The summer season faculty, which ran in two cohorts from July 20 to August 29, uncovered taking part kids to management, entrepreneurship, know-how and inventive abilities improvement.
At the top of every cohort, the youngsters introduced enterprise concepts in a pitching competitors, with entries subsequently opened to public voting.
Obaniefo Okonkwo got here first in cohort one, whereas Daniel Chukwuemeka got here first in cohort two. Both acquired the diamond grant of N250,000 every.
Kobi Mba and Mojeed Zatu-Nurayn, positioned second in cohorts one and two respectively, receiving gold grants of N150,000 every.
Three different individuals; Oluwatoni Oyename in cohort one, and Akinkunmi Awomokun and Nehemiah Layade, who tied in cohort two, acquired bronze grants of N100,000 every.
A standout beneficiary was Mojeed, 10, who mixed participation within the programme with success within the Indomie and Tech4Dev-sponsored initiatives.
Zatu-Nurayn had submitted the primary entry for the Indomie and Teesas Education for the long run CEO problem, via which 5 kids aged seven to 18 have been supplied free slots to attend the summer season faculty.
Applicants have been required to submit a 60-second video answering the query: ‘If you could start a business that solves a problem in your community, what would it be?’
Zatu-Nurayn’s enterprise concept was to develop robots able to aiding younger and aged individuals to cross roads. Her pitch was shortlisted by an inner judging workforce for its societal relevance earlier than being subjected to public voting.
Through Tech4Dev, a non-profit organisation targeted on equipping underserved populations with know-how, digital and inventive abilities, 10 kids from Makoko have been additionally sponsored to attend the summer season faculty.
Speaking on the presentation of her prize, Zatu-Nurayn mentioned she was grateful for the popularity.
Her father, Hammed Mojeed, counseled Teesas Education for creating the chance for his daughter to develop her abilities and confidence.
“We truly appreciate the time, effort, and support invested in my daughter throughout this programme. Watching her learn and participate has been a beautiful experience, and this recognition makes it even more special,” he mentioned.
The Teesas Learning Centre Growth Manager, Gladys Ede Osime, mentioned the youngsters demonstrated dedication to growing and selling their concepts, including that public participation within the competitors was important.
According to her, cumulative votes throughout the 2 cohorts exceeded 50,000.
“The grants are a token to encourage the recipients to remain curious about entrepreneurship and keep exploring ideas that change society for good,” Osime mentioned.
