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Being young, black and female is the source of my power with Wadi Ben-Hirki
Wadi Ben-Hirki is an education advocate from Nigeria, founder of the Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation which she created to impact the lives of the less privileged, marginalized and disadvantaged through humanitarianism and activism.
She is a ONE Campaign Champion, focusing on the #GirlsCount campaign, which advocates for the education of the 130 million out-of-school girls around the world.
She was the selected Nigerian leader who led the Canadian High Commissioner in Nigeria, H.E. Christopher Thornley, in the #SheCANLead campaign to show the abilities of an educated and empowered young girl and the need for every girl to have access to quality education.
As a result of her advocacy, she was selected to serve on the African Leadership Institute Youth Advisory Board and several other conferences and programs.
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By Ingrid HarbWadi Ben-Hirki is an education advocate from Nigeria, founder of the Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation which she created to impact the lives of the less privileged, marginalized and disadvantaged through humanitarianism and activism.
She is a ONE Campaign Champion, focusing on the #GirlsCount campaign, which advocates for the education of the 130 million out-of-school girls around the world.
She was the selected Nigerian leader who led the Canadian High Commissioner in Nigeria, H.E. Christopher Thornley, in the #SheCANLead campaign to show the abilities of an educated and empowered young girl and the need for every girl to have access to quality education.
As a result of her advocacy, she was selected to serve on the African Leadership Institute Youth Advisory Board and several other conferences and programs.