Zuriel Oduwole, the 11-year-old Nigerian girl
advocating for education for the girl child in
Africa has been appointed Ambassador in
Tanzania. The ‘wonder girl’ was honoured by the
country’s first lady, Her Excellency Madam
Salma Kikwete where she also attended UN
event in Dar Es Salaam last week. It was the 11 years old’s second country stop
on her East African leg to launch the acclaimed
Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up program, aimed
at inspiring and encouraging Africa’s girls. Senior officials of the Tanzanian State House,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of
Education, welcomed her to the land of
Kilimanjaro as he stepped out of the plane. On the first official day of her arrival, the
atmosphere was purely festive at the Olympio
School, one of the oldest academic institutions
in Dar Es Salaam, where Zuriel went so speak as
part of her project. In the afternoon of October 11th, the day
designated by the UN to celebrating the Girl
Child, she attended the United Nations UNFPA
event in Dar Es Salaam, which focused on
reducing the incidence of child marriage in
Tanzania. She later exclusively spoke with the national ITV network, in an interview for the
days evening broadcast. The next day, she was formally invited to the
State House by the office of the First lady, who
commended Zuriel for her leadership at such a
very young age, in bringing the issues of girls
education to several African leaders. Zuriel has interviewed no fewer than nine
African leaders, including the Tanzanian head
of state. First Lady then formally appointed her an
Ambassador for the largest foundation in
Tanzania focused on gender issues –
Wanawake na Maendeleo Foundation [WAMA]
of which she is the founding Patron. During the ceremony, Mrs. Kikwete then
presented Zuriel with the official attire of the
foundation, several gifts, and an intricate three-
foot statue of unity, the same type presented to
the US President, to symbolize the effect of
Zuriel’s programs in the lives of Africa’s young women. thenationonlineng.net/new/nigerian-wonder-girl-oduwole-appointed-ambassador-in-tanzania/

You go girl! You are a great pride to our nation

Perhabs the mother is a Tanzanian,she looks like a Tanzanian.Anyway,keep it up!Sky is ur Limit.Pls dont have ur tertiary education in Nigeria o,our university education is in a mess and this may affect/alter ur promising life endeavors.

She looks gaunt

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kEkHcInuQ

Nigerian Wonder Girl Zuriel Oduwole, the youngest person ever to be interviewed for Forbes Africa