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Salim Yunusa

Founder, Peotic Wednesdays Initiative

Salim Yunusa is a freelance journalist, literary activist, a bilingual writer and translator. He’s the founder of the literary organization, Poetic Wednesdays Initiative, an organisation that promotes literature and literary activities in Northern Nigeria.
He is also the editor-in-chief of Labarai.NG, an online news platform in Hausa.
He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a Bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning and is pursuing his MSc degree in Disaster Risk Management Studies from the same institution.
Several of his creative pieces have been published by Daily Trust, ASIRI magazine, The Art-Muse Fair, PIN, BluePrint, NorthernLife, Tribesmen Review, Writers Space, DesignWorld Magazine, The Campus Watch and several anthologies.
He was a finalist for Michael Afenfia and TVO Tribe competitions. He was shortlisted for the 2020 Aminiya Trust Hausa Short Story Competition. He was one of the judges for the Hamza Elrufai Short Story Prize of Yasmin El-rufai Foundation in 2021. He was also the judge for the Intellectual Essay Competition, Students Intellectual Club, Yobe State University.
He was awarded The Outstanding Literary Promoter in Northern Nigeria by the Yobe Literary Society, where he was honored at the Yobe Peace and Arts Festival 2021. Minna Book and Arts Festival, Ahmadu Bello University Book and Arts Festival, Sokoto Book and Arts Festival among others. He was the Yasmin El-rufai Foundation Artist of the Month in April, 2019.
He is an Equal Access International Peace Promotion Fellow and a Global Youth Ambassador for Theirworld.
Salim is currently working on a short story collection in Hausa. Isah Ahmed, a visual artist, Tech Enthusiast and the Creative Director of EOP Studios. The brand started out in 2012 and since contributed immensely to the growth of the fashion, art and commercial photography industry in Nigeria and Africa.

Adama Yerima Balla

Founder, Zadaya-Kanem Polio and Disabilities Initiative (Zadaya-Kanem PDI)

Adama Yerima Balla was born on December 19th, 1974 in Maiduguri, Borno State. At the time of her birth, her father, the late radical politician Malam Yerima Balla, was the Commissioner of Lands and Survey in the old North Eastern State while her mother, Malama Zilai Abdullahi Daya, was a teacher at the Government Girls Secondary School, Maiduguri (now Unity College). Both her parents are from royal families. Her father was from the Kilba royalty of Hong in today’s Adamawa State while her mother is a Princess of Goya Chiefdom in today’s Yobe State where she holds the title of Magaram of Daya. Adama contracted polio at the age of 15 months because she missed a vaccination. This was because at that time, the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) was not always available in the hospitals and vaccination was not as regular as it is today. Adama has severe disabilities; apart from siting a on wheelchair and assistance for mobility, she finds it difficult to even take care of her personal needs because she has weak shoulders. She therefore has to be literally transferred from the wheelchair to the car, to the bed, etc. Despite all these challenges, She is very zealous, highly educated, and a committed civil public servant. She has taught at the Federal Government College, Maiduguri before her recent job as Social Mobilization Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Adama’s passion today is to vigorously campaign towards polio eradication because of what polio has done to her personally and now that polio vaccination is even door-to-door, Adama has made it her duty, and her job, to enlighten parents and caregivers on how important it is for their children to be immunised against this debilitating affliction. She founded ZADAYA-KANEM POLIO AND DISABILITIES INITIATIVE (Zadaya-Kanem PDI) to further this pursuit. Shes a relentless fundraiser and she has raised over 2million Naira from solely personal contributions, to fund their projects which includes back-to-school, hospital expedition, community dialogues to mention a few. Shes married with 3 children. She has written two other books, MY ATTEMPT AT SELF EXPRESSION (poetry) and ECHOES OF MOTHERHOOD (play).

Hussaina Sufyan Ahmed

Head of Secretariat, Education Strategic Investment and Development Initiative

Hussaina Sufyan Ahmed also known as Husniiya is a National Diploma Holder in Mass Communications from Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in 2014. She also bagged her first Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2019. Hussaina is a freelance writer, a freelance journalist, a public speaker and an advocate of Education for every child. Hussaina is the Chief Executive Officer of Hussaina Sufyan Ahmed Consultancy, where she sponsors primary school children in competitions, organises essay workshops for adults, teaches English literature from scratch and public speaking tips via her youtube channel. She is also the host of Poetic Wednesday studio on facebook. The host of HICH (Hussaina In CHATBOX) and a virtual private tutor in communications and literature. Hussaina's philosophy is "confidence in optimism can be falsified but should it matter?"

Kaltume B. Gana, fsna

Environmental Arts, Engagement and Communication

The artist Kaltume Gana, lives in kano and hails from Yobe State in North-eastern Nigeria. She holds both Bachelor and Masters degrees in Fine Arts, Mosaic, Murals & Painting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Nigeria. She has also done extensive studies in Islamic arts from Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, Turkey. Kaltume is presently the Curator of the Kano office of the National Gallery of Art, Nigeria. Kaltume’s work tries to document, sensitize and relate to the experiences of the society and culture with lived and natural environment in which she lives and has been a responsible communicator in the projection of her heritage and environment through her works of art. Says kaltume: “ it is difficult for me to speak about my paintings because the act of putting together words only explains and cannot make real the experience”. Kaltume recycles waste in wealth of arts where she portrays beauty and elegance of nature and how humans can revitalize the planet and reduce burdens on the climate. She cherishes art for saving and salvaging displaced people and the poor. Awards -First Prize “International Year of the Child”, Art Competition, Lagos, Nigeria. 1980. -Best Fine Art Student, Queen’s College, Lagos, Nigeria, 1981. -Award of Honor for Cultural Development, Kano, Nigeria 1997 “Nigerian Artists”: A Who’s Who & Bibliography, Smithsonian Institute, USA. -"Fellow", Society of Nigerian Artists (Fsna) 2017. Commissions and assignments handled (selected) -Mosaics, Murals And Paintings For The Nigeria High Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. -Painting of “ Queen Amina”, For Zumunta Association, Washington DC, USA. -Embellishments of Calligraphy & Arabesque Art for Various Mosques, Nigeria. -Part Of National Team To The 1st Islamic Artisan-At-Work Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan. -Part Of 20 Women Business Meeting To The Greater Houston Partnership, Houston, USA. -Illustrations Of Textual Materials For Nomadic Schools In Nigeria. -Donated “Fulani Maidens”, Painting Image to UNICEF, Used As Greeting Cards. Exhibitions (selected solo) British Council, Kano, Nigeria, 1987 Howard University, Washington Dc, USA, 1998 The United Nations Office, (Vienna International Centre), Vienna, Austria, 2001 . Exhibitions (selected group) *Islam In Africa Exhibition, Abuja, Nigeria, 1989 * Nigeria At A Glance, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1997 *200 Years Of Shehu Usman Danfodio, Kano, Nigeria, 2004 *The British Museum, London, Great Britain, 2005 *Islamic Arts And Calligraphy Exh., Abuja, Nigeria, 2007 *Kanem Bornu Millenium & Yerwa Centinary Exhibition, Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2007 *7th And 8th Biennale De L’art, Dakar, Senegal, 2006/2008 *Kano Contemporary Arts Masterpieces, Goethe Institut, Kano, Nigeria, 2009 *Nigeria At 50 Exhibition, Abuja, Nigeria, 2010 *Nivatour: Korea/Nigeria- A Friendship Over Decades, Seoul, South Korea, 2013 Membership -Member, Board of Trustee, Institute of Islamic Calligraphy, and Design Kano -Assistant General Secretary (National) Society of Nigerian Artists, 1990 -launched society of Nigerian artists, kano state chapter in 1991 -Kano Heritage Society -Female Artists Association of Nigeria -Network of Women Innovators (Nokwi) Since 2015. 2017 0NWARDS -Won Design for Kano Golden Jubilee Monument. Presently constructed at the Kano Government House roundabout. -INITIATOR & Trustee, HERWA HEART OF ART INITIATIVE, an NGO meant to offer assistance & open up a means if livelihood, self relience employment through diverse artistic & cultural environmental programs such Waste to skills acquisition Wealth programmes meant to heal trauma, hardship, regain confidence, environmental protection, dignity and self-worth.

Muazu Alhaji Modu

Marketing Strategist & Author

Muazu Alhaji Modu is an activist and mobilizer with over 7 years professional experience in social accountability, community organizing and advocacy. He is recipient of multiple fellowships most notable among includes; Prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship, University of Georgia Civic Engagement Academy, University of Pretoria’s Center for Human Right, Digital Right in Africa Fellowship, Ashoka Changemakers Everywhere Fellowship and 2022 Young Global Changers. He is currently the Chief Executive of Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability Initiative and the founder of Citizen-led Tracking, a data-driven social accountability initiative that uses data and leverages digital technology to empower and work with citizens at the grassroots to demand accountability and enhance transparency on government spending. Through this initiative they have directly reached and impacted over 900,000 lives in 86 rural communities in Nigeria. His work in rural communities has earned numerous international recognition and awards, notable among the achievements include; African Union's 2020 top 20 best Innovation on Democracy and Governance, Spindle's 30 Most Inspiring Digital Innovation on SDGs around the world, finalist AfricTivites 2021 African Civic Engagement Prize and finalist 2022 global Recoupling Awards by World Policy Forum.

Rukayya Ibrahim Iyayi

Acting Dean of Students Affairs, Baze University

Rukayya Ibrahim Iyayi is the founder of MAQ Foundation for Substance Abuse Prevention and Mental Health Awareness. She’s the youngest female Acting Dean of Students in Nigeria at Baze University. She hold a masters degree in Conflict Resolution Security and Development, International Affairs and Strategic Studies and in Sociology, she’s a women's right activist that believes sustainable peace can only be attained when women are empowered and given their rights. She is 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow.

Suleiman Dauda

Suleiman Dauda brings over 10 years of professional experience, including over a decade of progressive experience as a senior program manager for USAID, FCDO and other donor-funded projects in Yobe, Borno, Bauchi, Cross Rivers, and Jigawa states. A certified World Bank ‘Environmental and Social Framework’ Consultant and currently Director of Programmes for the Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Suleiman previously served as Senior Program Manager with USAID/OTI NLCB Programme where he managed an annual budget over $5 million. In that capacity, he worked with USAID counterparts and senior management to design new projects to respond to the complex crisis in northeast Nigeria. In this role, and in a similar capacity, he demonstrated a unique ability to both manage a diverse team of experienced national and international professionals to achieve program targets and desired impacts, as well as build lasting relationships with key external stakeholders, including state and local-level Government of Nigeria counterparts. Suleiman also worked closely with USAID to coordinate on the evolution of the local political, legal, economic, and security situation in the region to continuously ensure effectiveness and maximum impact in response to the evolving context, and to support key decisions and solve problems in short time frames to ensure operation and program integrity. Suleiman Dauda holds a Bachelor of Nursing Science Degree from the esteemed Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Masters Degree in International Development Studies and Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from University of Connecticut, USA. He has over 10 years experience in senior leadership roles for donor funded programmes in northeast Nigeria. As Director of Programmes at the Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, he manages simultaneous roles and coordinates local partnerships to support the state drive to achieve universal healthcare coverage.

Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem

Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem is a Lawyer and Partner at Adetola-Kazeem Legal Practice (formerly Gani Adetola-Kaseem (SAN) Legal Practice). He specialises in Labour/Employment Law, Medical/Health Law, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defence and Human Rights. He is the Founder/Executive Director of Prisoners' Rights Advocacy Initiative (PRAI) an NGO striving to make Nigeria’s prisons truly reformatory and also ensuring that inmates break the cycle of poverty and crime through Advocacy, Legal Defence, Reformation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration. He is the President of Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria (MWFAAN). He is a member of the board of trustees to several organisations including but not limited to the Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership (LPILP), United States Government Exchange Alumni Association (USGEAA); and the Network of Pro Bono Lawyers. Ahmed founded Q-MADI Taekwondo Club, a multiple award-winning club nurturing street children into world class champions. The club which has won more than 500 individual medals and 10 trophies, emerged the best grassroots club and the most improved club at the last Nigeria Taekwondo Federation awards. Three students of the Club represented the Nigerian National

Ismail Auwal

Ismail Auwal is the Managing Editor of Sahelian Times and a Goldin Institute Fellow in Chicago. He was one of three winners of the Accountability Lab Nigeria's 2019 Sustainable Development Goal 16 innovation challenge. In 2018, Ismail was the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) initiative's first Anti-Corruption thematic Lead in Kano. He was also an International Youth Delegate at the 2021 OGP Global Summit in Korea.

Sa’id Sa’ad

Sa'id Sa'ad is a Nigerian writer and poet from Maiduguri. He won the Peace Panel Short Story Prize 2018 and NFC Essay Prize 2018. He co-authored the poetry collection, ReUnion. His radio drama were translated into over 5 languages and produced in 4 Sub-Saharan African Countries. The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka commended on "his passion" for writing. And in 2021, the Nigerian Prize for Literature Winner Soji Cole - in an interview - described him as "a highly intelligent writer."

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