Kintan and Oluwatoyin's story, mentorship programs, Ifeoma’s debut and a scholarship for undergraduates!
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Hey sis,
Do you know one thing most of us have in common? We’ve told or listened to a story. Stories are incredibly powerful. This is why storytelling is a core part of Sisterly HQ’s mission to increase representation and empower Nigerian women. And now, our storytelling section is vibrant more than ever. Sis, your story deserves to be told your way. As real, raw, fun, deep, funny, scary, inspiring, passionate, different, or regular as it may be. Tell it here.
A snapshot of this week’s letter
Ifeoma’s journey to becoming a self-published author.
Kintan’s long-distance friendship with Oluwatoyin.
Mentorship programs, an undergrad scholarship and a 5 Million Naira prize.
A community for fashion designers and entrepreneurs.
Stories
A Debut Author with A Story: Ifeoma Igwe
In this story, Ifeoma writes about embracing her journey to becoming a debut author, despite the thorny rejection-filled paths that led to it.
‘It wasn’t until I started pursuing my author dream that it started to feel like my life was my own again.’
Sisterly Love: Kintan and Oluwatoyin
In the second episode of the series, Kintan talks about her long-distance friendship with Oluwatoyin, and how her views of female friendships with Nigerian women evolved as she grew older.
‘We started our friendship like we were getting into a relationship. It was the intentionality in getting to know each other for me.’
For more real and raw stories of Nigerian women, click here.
FindHer
Our sis has 4 years of experience and is interested in communications, activism and non-governmental work. Here’s an opportunity for her: Comms Consultant at Careful Trouble
Our second sis is a law graduate interested in tech law, IP law and the United Nations. Here’s an opportunity for her: WIPO Young Experts Program
This could be you next week! Let’s help you find your next big break. Click here to get started.
Opportunities
What’s New
Click on each opportunity to apply.
KPMG Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Programme: Open to 100 and 200 level students in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
UBA National Essay Competition 2023: Win N5 Million in this essay contest for senior secondary school students in Nigeria.
World Bank Treasury Summer Internship: Students will work for 10 weeks at the World Bank in Washington D.C., USA.
Associate Data Analyst - Epoch (Remote): To assist with machine learning research efforts. Fully remote and paying $20 - $25 per hour.
African Epidemic Service Fellowship Programme by Africa CDC: A 2-year training program for African public health professionals. Open to practitioners in medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing, environmental health, occupational health etc.
Mentoring Women in Business Program, Cherie Blair Foundation: Matches women entrepreneurs with experienced and dedicated professional mentors.
Compliance Analyst, Lemonade Finance (Remote): 1 year of compliance experience is required, and the salary is N150,000 monthly.
African Female Artist Mentorship Program: Open to female artists aged 19 to 30, in the early stages of their careers as professional artists.
Like these? There’s more where they came from. This week, we added over 60 new opportunities to our website!
Closing Soon!
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Tomorrow, Sep 17: MTN MoMo Hackathon 2023 - $10K in Prizes, Call for Consultants - International Alert’s Roster of Peacebuilding Experts, Executive Research Assistant - Rethink Priorities (Remote), Programs Manager - Charity Entrepreneurship (Remote)
Sep 18: Morland African Writing Scholarship 2023, Audits and Investigations Manager - New Incentives (Northwest Nigeria), Customer Service Training Manager - New Incentives, Northwest or Northeast Nigeria (Remote), Resource Mobilization Strategy Development Consultant - Plan International, RecycleUp Nigeria Program, Oceanovation Africa Program
Sep 19: Schwarzman Scholars, African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AUYVC) - Fully Funded, 2024 GO Lab Visiting Fellows of Practice Programme, State Project Manager, Malaria Consortium (Osun)
Sep 20: Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa, Blvnk Mentorship 2.0, InfraCredit STAR Academy Graduate Internship Programme (Lagos), Future Perspectives and UNESCO IESALC Innovation to Transform Education Training, Fellowships - Society for the Humanities at Cornell University, 2023 Golden Morn Agripreneur Webinar Series
Sep 22: Academy Scholars Program - Harvard University, AWS Build Accelerator, Allan Gray Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship (AGCAE) PhD and Masters Scholarships, Communications Manager - Medic (Remote), Beyond Limits Fellowship for Founders, Code for Good - Africa, JP Morgan Chase & Co (Virtual), WIPO Young Experts Program (YEP)
Hot tip: Sis, always quantify your achievements. Look at these sentences:
I improved engagement on our company’s social media accounts.
I boosted engagement on our company’s social media accounts by 30% over 3 months, resulting in website traffic and a 10% increase in online sales.
The first one is just there. But the second one demonstrates value, shows proof and has an impact. The Google XYZ formula will help you to quantify your achievements.
Resource Recc
Fashion Business Network by Official 7th Avenue is a resource bank and value-driven community for fashion designers and entrepreneurs in Nigeria. From pricing to measuring impact and writing a business plan, no topic is off-limits. Join the community here.
To-Do List
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