Fikemi Aiyepeku, a Nigerian 2nd year student at ALA was one of ten students selected from more than 500 presenters to receive the Catalyst for Change Prize for her project, Practical Feminism: #WomanEnough.
The GOA Catalyst for Change Prize, the most prestigious of the conference, is awarded by a panel of advocacy experts to projects that have demonstrated exceptional thoughtfulness, planning, and potential for enduring change.
The campaign #WomanEnough stems from a student movement started by fellow ALA student Lobna Jbeniani (’17), called Practical Feminism – a platform for ALA women to support ourselves and each other professionally and intellectually.
“The role of women is breaking out of the stereotypical “homely” one and this is so important in diversifying the world because women have so much potential, strength, and influence that without them, the world will not be where it is today,” says Fikemi, who also served as the Director of Administration for ALAMAU 2019. “Women being able to step out and take leadership positions by the horn, not to mention succeeding at it, clearly proves that women and the path they advocate for – unity, peace and progress – could and should be the future.”
View Fikemi’s project here.
About the Catalyst Conference: The Catalyst Conference is a global, online event for students in the GOA consortium to share projects designed to spark change in their communities. Each presentation is the culmination of a capstone project that asked students to transform learning from their courses into research-based solutions for real-world issues. Learn more: goaconference.org
About Global Online Academy: Global Online Academy seeks to reimagine learning to empower students and educators to thrive in globally networked society. GOA fosters new and effective ways for students to learn, through best practices in education, and promote students’ global awareness and understanding by creating truly diverse, worldwide, online communities. GOA partners with schools and organizations to foster and cultivate global, technology-enabled teaching and learning. Learn more: globalonlineacademy.org
