Stories

The work has visible faces and outcomes attached to it.

These are accounts written with the consent and input of each person. Photographs, where they appear, are their own.

portrait · Adaeze
Femi Bewaji Scholarship · Osun

Adaeze, in her second year at OAU.

"I had never been in a room like that before. Now I host one of my own."

Read · 4 min
portrait · Tunde
Bridge Fellowship · Lagos

Tunde, between two careers.

"The fellowship made the second one possible. The first one made it necessary."

Read · 6 min
portrait · Ngozi
Femi Bewaji Scholarship · Enugu

Ngozi, the first in her family to finish university.

"My grandmother kept the offer letter folded in a Bible for a year."

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portrait · Emeka
Bridge Fellowship · Abuja

Emeka, transitioning from civil service to the private sector.

"Six months of honest conversation about what I was building and why."

Read · 7 min
portrait · Aisha
Femi Bewaji Scholarship · Kano

Aisha, engineering student, University of Maiduguri.

"I did not know the Foundation existed until my lecturer forwarded the notice."

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portrait · Chukwuemeka
Femi Bewaji Scholarship · Rivers

Chukwuemeka, petroleum engineering, final year.

"My father asked me once if I would stay. This made it easier to say yes."

Read · 5 min