"It is good to always remember that everyone you meet is fighting a battle you might not know about. So whatever it is you are going through, keep your spine straight, be honest in all you do and don’t be lured into becoming somebody you are not."

"As you try to make a meaning of your life, learn to build strong networks and collaborate with others in your field. It helps you to not only grow but also to keep hope in times of difficulty."

"Businesses that only prioritize producing money risk squeezing customers for every dime without attempting to add value."

"An illustration would be when businesses reduce the size or content of their products to minimize expenses but keep the price the same in the hopes that no one will notice."

"At YTF, we believe that emerging technologies, like 3D printing, allow people to design, invent and create the world they envision for themselves."

"As a Nigerian based business, internationally facing supply chain projects are challenging."

"The Forbes recognition was a humbling and life-changing moment."

"It provided global validation and sparked a wave of new alliances."

"I was very convinced that we needed to engage with men and when I didn’t get much support for that."

"My first experience with 3D printing was probably about 4 years ago in 2014 when YTF launched 3D Africa, an education platform that exploits the power of emerging technologies, like 3D printing, to spark innovation and create entrepreneurship opportunities for youth and women. *I remember first discussing the opportunity in the 3D printing market with someone from a private sector company in Nigeria and he in essence told me that while my idea was noble, he didn’t see it working in Nigeria as many wouldn’t be able to grasp the opportunity. He was wrong. *Youth for Technology Foundation was the first social enterprise to expand into the 3D printing market in Nigeria and since then a few other companies have come into the market. We distinguish ourselves, though by not simply providing 3D printing services, but actually delivering training."

"I decided to found Community Life Projects, where, as the name implies, we relate to young people, women, and families from the framework of community life."

"Thatwas how westarted Community Life Project in 1992."

"We needed to get the men to get involved and to change their habits and behavior becausethe women didn’t seem to have enough negotiating power."

"For our first charity project, we worked with another charity called Door of Hope, and other registered charities in the UK. It was just me and one or two other people. So, that was my first work as a humanitarian. We would go out into the street at night in the freezing cold to offer tea or coffee and biscuits to women on the streets. I did that for some years."

"I literally saw how education was transforming my life and I knew that there was no way I would sit back and not help other children, especially girls."

"I recall jumping up and dancing when I got the email. My heart went to the children. I was excited that 200 children would be armed with the information necessary to keep themselves safe from abuse and molestation and able to report should anything ever happen to them."

"We plan to celebrate their efforts as we mark our 30th anniversary."

"Nigeria is a platform which we started and launchedin 2010."

"Each one focuses on a different part of the puzzle. For example, with the ‘Books Over Boys’ campaign and booklet, girls learn about the value of education and how unplanned pregnancy can disrupt their dreams."

"These things are basic, but they matter so much. And let me be honest, this campaign is so personal to me."

"Things like listening, respecting boundaries, speaking up when something’s wrong."

"I know this work isn’t finished, it’s always evolving."

"That’s why we created ‘He for Her’, to show boys that they have a role to play. And not just by posting online or saying the right things, but in how they behave every single day."

"We have been working with grassroots organizations."

"They are the unsung heroes and heroines of our tedious nation-building efforts"

"It was an incredible journey; we built impactful technology, worked with some of the biggest brands across the continent, and helped pioneer open banking in Africa."

"They have been holding together this great nation through their ubiquitous trades as carpenters, bike riders, grinding machine operators, mechanics, vulcanisers, market men and women, hairdressers, tailors, photographers, welders.;"

"We have worked assiduously with us at CLP over these past three decades to improve elections and local governance all over the country."

"We have done a lot of work in the area of health, sexuality, and livelihood."

"We can come together all over the country under this grassroots movement and engage with government on different levels."

"We found that there was a problem because governance was not really working for the poor, it was undermining some of the gains we had made with these groups, so we decided to launch a grassroots movement for civic engagement."

"These groups who represent voices that are excluded from decision-making tables as far as civic engagements was concerned, that they find a place around the table."

"The local government level because it is the level that is closest to the people where their influence will be most felt."

"I found myself starting to engage on health issues, especially HIV/AIDS.In the 80’s and early 90’s HIV/AIDS was a very big existential threat in Africa."

"I was already engaged along withother women in starting the first real feminist’s organization."

"We’ve had in this country,Women in Nigeria, WIN.2 I had been the national coordinator of WIN."

"The power dynamics within the families and community did not favor women, and I felt we needed to engage with men."

"However, our programmes take a gender sensitive approach in order to address the gender gap and gender bias for women and girls. This is as almost all our students in YTF academy are girls at the secondary school and university level. YTF Academy basically introduces students to basically digital literacy, free mobile and application software development and then we introduced emerging technologies into our curriculum."

"At that time, it was not popular to engage men in the development world."

"That was the period when we were talking about how to get women in development."

"You would find me providing sanitary pads for girls to enable them stay in school or providing free books to children in and out of school to inspire them to either get enrolled or complete their education."

"My current project is the Community Empowerment Against Violence and Abuse."

"It is focused on educating the children at one of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Abuja on abuse, molestation, rape and all sorts of abuse they could encounter at home or at school."

"We have worked with these displaced children for over three years and right after the lockdown when schools were resumed, we visited their camp and noticed a few girls were pregnant."

"In the maker movement, 3D printing is a key technology that allows innovation to be democratised, it’s a technology that opens doors and extends interest for people that often haven not been brought into the wings of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) primarily are girls and women."

"They’re not just guests."

"Beyond Her Odds is my story too."

"bEvery hardship, every loss, every struggle prepared me to stand here today and tell girls, not just that they can make it, but that they will."

"Find what you love the most and do it. Because once you find purpose, only you can stop you."

"How they talk to girls, how they show up as friends, classmates, brothers, and future husbands or leaders."