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Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize By Swiss Government by postbox: 5:55pm On Apr 06, 2020 |
Nigerian serial tech entrepreneur and software developer, Chidi Nwaogu, has just won the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Human Security Division (HSD). Nwaogu is one of the ten winners of the Prize for entrepreneurs with social business models in countries and regions prone to strong migration movements, offering innovative solutions that reduce the vulnerability of migrants. This announcement was made by Seedstars at its first online Seedstars Summit on the 3rd of April, 2020, with over 5,000 in attendance. Seedstars is a Swiss-based private group of companies with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is one of the seven Departments of the Swiss government federal administration of Switzerland and corresponds in its range of tasks to the ministry of foreign affairs in other countries. The FDFA’s Human Security Division is responsible for the promotion of peace and human rights as set out in the Federal Council’s foreign policy strategy. It focuses on the security of the individual and protecting people against violence, war, and acts of arbitrary treatment. It works towards ensuring that policy on migrants and refugees is based on human dignity. The HSD is part of the Directorate of Political Affairs. The Migration Entrepreneurship Prize aims to support 10 socially driven business models in countries and regions prone to strong migration movements, which offer innovative solutions that reduce the vulnerability of migrants thereby alleviating the pressure for people to move through irregular channels. Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by Swiss Government Chidi Nwaogu is the co-founder and CEO of Publiseer, a digital platform helping independent and underserved African writers, musicians, and filmmakers, earn above the minimum wage and live above the poverty line from the sales of their creative works. Nwaogu has been described as one of the “Young Innovators making Africa great in 2019”. For his contributions to the growth of the tech ecosystem in Nigeria, Nwaogu has won the 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award, the 2019 Africa 35.35 Award for Entrepreneurship, the 2019 Young Leaders Award for Media and Entertainment, and the 2019 Bizz Business Excellence Award. Nwaogu is an Acumen Fellow 2020 (West Africa), Halcyon Incubator Fellow 2019 (Washington DC), Westerwelle Fellow 2019 (Berlin), AfricanPLP Fellow 2019 (Cairo), and Yunus&Youth Global Fellow 2019 (New York). SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2020/04/06/chidi-nwaogu-wins-migration-entrepreneurship-prize-by-swiss-government/
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Re: Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize By Swiss Government by majamajic(m): 5:57pm On Apr 06, 2020 |
Nice |
Re: Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize By Swiss Government by Glorymax: 6:12pm On Apr 06, 2020 |
Congrats dear. Wishing you greater exploits and success |
Re: Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize By Swiss Government by Jamesrock(m): 6:18pm On Apr 06, 2020 |
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