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New York 2022 ISPA Congress– Rita Ezenwa-Okoro
Rita Ezenwa-Okoro

Rita Ezenwa-Okoro

Founder/Lead Visionary
Street Project Foundation
Nigeria

  

Rita Ezenwa-Okoro is a Creative Culturist, Performance Activist and Communications Expert with over 17 years’ experience. She’s the Founder of Street Project Foundation, ROC - a strategic communications company and the co-founder of Black Soup Media and Ideas Cache.

With the support of development partners such as the United States Consulate, OXFAM, World Connect, Global Play Brigade and Lagos State Government, Rita has directly empowered thousands of youths in Nigeria, using Creative and Performing Arts tools to facilitate youth enterprise development, internship and mentorship opportunities including, social justice advocacy and mental health wellness.

These have been achieved through projects like the Creative Youth Boot Camp (CYBC), Digital Amazons, Street University,Talent Hub, ARTvocacy and Youth Psycho-social Support Initiatives, which have helped to deepen the impact of youth development in Nigeria. Initiatives that have earned Street Project Foundation the United Nations Alliance of Civilization(UNAOC) and BMW Group's Intercultural Innovation Award (IIAwards 2021).

Speaker
Session 2 | Opportunities Through Policy
Wednesday, Jan 12th 1:45pm - 3:00pm EST

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