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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

A step to me embracing the essence of life

While growing up in Nigeria, I understood that the basic needs of life, for example, water, electricity, food was not accessible to people I saw around me. At a young age, I understood that the daily supply of all this together meant you are from another world different from mine, its complexity was enough to conceptualise without having to live somewhere different from the world I saw. However, the world I lived in was filled with beauty, community, love, and care for one another. We all grasp the essence of the beauty of our humanity regardless of the obvious life's limitations. I personally learned in the world I grew in, the ability to offer service for the good of humanity without any return.


MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE, WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SERVICE

March 2015 - Present

Theme: Economic Empowerment


Topic: Thriving in hard times - Navigating challenging environment.

IUO - University Representative;

  • Participated in the development of women advancement in entrepreneurship

  • Involved in exploring innovative means to initiate the empowerment of women in business

  • Exploiting knowledge in regards to challenges hindering women progression in business

NEWSCASTER, IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA

August 2010 - November 2014

Theme: Environment 

  • Student representative in Presenting of news bit at IUO, radio station every noon working day.

  • I raised awareness on environmental issues affecting the community

LITERACY EDUCATOR/RESEARCHER (ADULT EDUCATION), NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

September 2015 - October 2016

Theme: Education


Science volunteer tutor:

  • Educating adult student within age 40 - 65 on basic mathematics that would assist in the running of their small-scale business

  • Created evening tutorial lesson (involving all major core science subjects) for underprivileged youth unable to attend day school

DRUG-FREE QUALITY CONTROL AWARENESS TEAM, NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, NIGERIA

November 2015 - November 2016

Theme: Poverty alleviation

Created various awareness program schemes in Abakaliki village located in Nigeria on the danger of abuse, distribution, and cultivation of illegal drugs.


DRUG-FREE QUALITY CONTROL (DFQC), NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, NIGERIA

November 2015 - October 2016

Theme: Health
Major participant and creator of various awareness program schemes in Abakaliki village located in Nigeria on the danger of abuse, distribution, and cultivation of illegal drugs. This program helped to bring awareness to Abakaliki youth and adults on the illicit sale and use of drugs. In particular, we established a scheme that would necessitate the continuity of the program.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, UCD, DUBLIN, IRELAND

September 2018 - September 2019

Theme: Education
Participated in giving academic advice to prospective chemical engineering graduate student

BUSINESS DATA ANALYST, GIRLS IN TECH, INC. DUBLIN, IRELAND

May 2020 - September 2020

Theme: Science, Education, and Technology

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Girls in Tech, are passionate about inclusivity because tech today requires people of all skills and backgrounds. They are committed to building the diverse and inclusive tech workforce the world needs. And they aim to see every person accepted, confident, and valued in tech — just as they are. 

PROJECT SUPERVISOR (REMOTE ASSISTANT), IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA

September 2019 - Present

Theme: Education
I volunteer remotely at the department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in assisting final year student (500 level/stage) on project assigned to them in partial fulfillment of their degree

UCD ALUMNI VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND

February 2021

Theme: Education
One of the speakers in Jumpstart Live: Integrating into the Irish workplace

UCD ALUMNI PANELLISTS, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND

February 2022

One of the alumni panellists at the Jumpstart Live 2022

UCD ENGINEERING YOUR FUTURE - PH.D. STUDENT ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND

May 2022

Assisted in the running of the Engineering Your Future event. The week-long summer school program was organised for Irish secondary school transition (16-17 year olds) students

UCD FESTIVAL CREW MEMBER - SCIENCE AND INNOVATION (ENGINEERING HUB), UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND

June 2022

One of the crew members at the in-person UCD Festival organised in 2022

UCD ALUMNA MENTOR

January 2023 - Present

Volunteer as one of the alumni mentor on UCD alumni network platform for prospective mentees

UCD ALUMNI PANELLIST

February 2023

One of the alumni panellists at the the Jumpstart Live 2023 - Integrating into the Irish workplace

STEM JUDGE - ESB SCIENCE BLAST

March 2023

Judge for the 2023 science blast organised in Dublin, Ireland

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