Tell
us about yourself?
AgboolaProgress is a social activist and entrepreneur. He has has over a year
experience working on social impact projects and initiatives in Nigeria
covering education, advocacy
He
serves as the Associate Project director
of Social Impact Africa Project, a nonprofit volunteer-driven organization with
a vision of harnessing the leadership and entrepreneurial potential of
vulnerable children and youths in low income communities and in advancing
educational opportunities to out of school children in Nigeria. Due to his
advocacy on quality education for children and youths in underserved
communities in Nigeria, He was selected as a global youth ambassador at a world
at school to advocate for educational change around the world.
Progress
is a gender equality advocate and member of gender advocacy network in Nigeria.
He volunteers with Value Female Network, an nongovernmental organisation
working to ensure every girl child achieve their dreams and to curb the high
rate of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
He
is a cofounder and COO of an emerging startup in Nigeria working to fix the
improper information dissemination systems in Nigeria varsities. He has also
worked and collaborated on various health projects and campaigns which includes
#NoToMalaria project, mental health, breast cancer awareness campaign and a research
project on hypertension among infants.
He
is involved with some organizations and initiatives in his university which
includes Youth Art Initiative, Hult prize Lautech, Excellence Touch Tutorial,
AIESEC and TEDx Ogbomosho. As a Social media brand strategist, he has
implemented social media strategy to align with organizational goals and has
initiated and promoted the online presence of notable brands and many other
social youth networks.
He
is an undergraduate at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho,
Nigeria studying Medicine & Surgery. Progress is currently working on an
initiative to bridge the huge information gap on sexual reproductive health
rights services among adolescents in Nigeria.
Where
do you see yourself in the next five years?
He
envisions himself in the next 5 years as a medical doctor and public health
expert proffering innovative solutions to global health issues and championing
change in Africa's health sector
What
is your greatest strength and weakness?
His
greatest strength is his ability to work with diverse people on projects and
his passion towards solving problems and his greatest weakness is
that
he always expects people to see things the way he views them.
Tell
us in brief your story of impact?
Leveraging
on platforms most significantly Social impact Africa Project, We have connected
with over 2500 children and youths in rural communities in Nigeria
What
is your greatest accomplishment?
His
greatest accomplishment is working on community based project to impact
children and youths in under-served communities positively with great feedback and tremendous improvement
What
are your greatest challenges?
His
greatest challenge is balancing his social development works with his studies.
As a medical student involved in several organizations and initiatives, it's
not always easy balancing both together.
Who
is your mentor?
He
doesn't have a specific mentor but he has colleagues and people that do put him
through.
What
did you want people to know about you, your organization and what you are
presently working on?
He
loves meeting new people and volunteering. Social Impact Africa Project is
available for partnership across Africa because we believe that together we
shall achieve more and make the world a better place than we met it.
What
is change to you and how do you hope to effect change in your community?
Change
is a process of making things better. He hopes to effect change in his community
through advocacy and working on impactful projects that will influence the
lives of people in his community positively.
How
are you when you are under pressure to achieve a goal?He works faster when he
is under pressure but with diminished accuracy. He is working on himself to be
able to work effectively under pressure
What
have you done to improve your knowledge in your chosen field?
He
has read books, networked with prominent people in his field and has undergone
several leadership trainings to improve
himself. He is currently a participant at the president Obama Young African Leaders initiative training and he is
being trained on civic leadership
A
word of encouragement for you audience?
Life
is full of risks. If you want to be phenomenal, be ready to take risks, tame
your fears and never give up until you hit your target
Progress
can be reached through his
Email-
agboolaprogress@gmail.com
Facebook:
Agboola Progress
Twitter:
@progress_md
Instagram:
@progress_md
Linkedin: Agboola Progress
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