Nigeria's Efe Johnson, two others selected as UNDP, Samsung's new #Generation17 young leaders

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Nigeria’s Efe Johnson appointed by the United Nations Development Programme and Samsung Electronics as one of the three new #Generation17 Young Leaders.

For the first time ever, the United Nations Development Programme – UNDP and Samsung conducted an open call that rallied thousands of passionate young people from all over the world. Efe Johnson has become one of the only three young leaders appointed from a pool of more than 1,400 applicants across the world.

Samsung and UNDP launched Generation17 in October 2020, with the mission to magnify the voices and impactful work of young people accelerating progress for the Global Goals. Since the launch, Samsung and UNDP have gathered 17 Young Leaders across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America working on issues that encompass all 17 of the Global Goals.

Efe Johnson, the first Nigerian to become a UNDP #Generation17 young leader, is a Nigerian Social Impact leader and founder of Xari Africa, an NGO dedicated to de-stigmatizing Sexual and Reproductive Health issues in Africa through the creation of books, and unconventional education programs. Through her book “Just period it” over 1500 school girls received education on menstruation and learnt how to calculate their periods for the first time.

She was the first female president of “Enactus”, (kaduna state university), and the pioneer recieoient of the “Most inspiring student prize” by the Dean of students. Efe is recognized by the Government of the Haiti Island, for her service to humanity, a member of the African Youth Partnership, and Global Youth Ambassador with TheirWorld. Her passion for social impact and youth leadership earned her the nickname “Efe Johnson of Impact”.

This new group of young leaders will received latest Samsung Galaxy technology, amplify their stories on global platforms, facilitate peer networking and best-practice sharing, offer mentorship opportunities and invite them to global agenda-setting stages like the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum.

They will be tasked with adding new perspectives to the program, and work on projects to bring forth new solutions in education, skills and training, and health equity.

Efe Johnson from Nigeria, Yin Jun Mock from Singapore, and Zubair Junjunia from the United Kingdom.

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