Mixta Nigeria is awarding 3 students in various public secondary schools with cash prizes for creating impressive business plans after a one month training period with Junior Achievement Nigeria officials and some Mixta staff volunteers.
As part of the training period, the mid-management level and associate staff of Mixta Africa served as volunteers to train students from -Girls Junior Secondary Grammar School, Ikoyi and Abibat Mogaji Millennium Secondary School.
The competition ran from the 19th to the 26th of May 2021, as part of activities to mark Children’s Day, just as entries were received from schools in Lagos, Oyo and Rivers.
Students who participated in the program submitted a Business Plan and Pitch Video. Of the many entries, a total of 10 students were shortlisted, out of which 3 top winners were selected. The 3 winners are Amishere Blay of Seed Life College, Ibadan, Fadrian Eniola and Bamgbose Ifeoluwa of Best Brain College, Ibadan and Saliu Samirat & Sulaimon Hummi Salamof Abibat Mogaji Secondary School, Lagos. They will be awarded cash prizes of N150,000, N100,000 and N50,000 alongside a scholarship to finish their secondary school education.
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Onome Umukoro, senior brand and marketing associate of Mixta, Africa, speaking on the programme said this initiative reinforces the company’s corporate social responsibility to empower the Nigerian child. The company has, in recent time, stepped up community engagement and set a long-term focus on Sustainability, Innovation and Empowerment.
“We believe that young people are at the heart of innovation and societal development. Supporting the empowerment of young people is important because it is the only way to secure their future and sustain our vision to transform communities across African cities.”
Mixta Africa, a leading Real Estate company with a track record of over 20 years was founded by a group of brilliant and innovative minds, with one mission: building sustainable communities in Africa. We have blazed the trail to become a major force in the real estate sector, with laudable projects under our name. Mixta Africa has successfully developed more than 12,500 residential and retail units across 8 countries on the continent.
Mixta Africa is currently present in 8 countries across Africa with full operations in Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, and Tunisia but projects in Mauritania, Algeria and Egypt. Our experience in these various parts of the continent has made it possible to stay committed to the peculiar needs of its citizens.
