James Okina Discusses The Name Street Priests

James Okina founded an organization called “Street Priests” at the age of 15 to transform the lives of street children through a youth-led movement in Nigeria. Inspired by his own experience, Street Priests Inc. runs community programmes, more than 250 children have benefitted from their Captain Nourish Program, which distributes food and holds events and educates kids on the dangers of substance use. 21 year old Okina is also leading an online competition calling on a diverse group of creatives across all art genres to bring awareness to children in difficult situations across the world. This campaign highlights the challenges of street children, indigent children, and at-risk children, to inspire community action towards solving these problems.

James Okina Discusses His Motivation.

James Okina Discusses The Importance of Having Youth At Change-Making Tables.

James Okina Discusses the Special Anti-Robbery Squad And Police Brutality In Nigeria

James Okina Discusses Young Africans In The Social Enterprise Space To Look Out For.

Pass the baton, The masterclass series for young people working to build a better Africa. taking lessons from those come before us to equip social impact activators for their journey. Trailblazers in business management, brand construction, social enterprise and more all coming together to share their lessons. How do we apply their expertise to the social initiative space and extend the reach? This audio series sets out to equip youth with the right mindset, strategy, connections, cohort community, and execution process to help launch a successful social impact initiative.