Precious Azuonwu, 23 Year previous Nigerian Entrepreneur began Bankable Wisdom In 2020 – a workforce improvement company centered at serving to African youths have entry to tech expertise, jobs and alternatives.
Of Africa’s 400 Million youth aged 15-35, one-third are unemployed and discouraged, one other third are vulnerably employed and just one in six is in wage unemployment as reported by African Development Bank.
The drawback of maximum poverty and unemployment must handled because it impacts Africa’s socioeconomic progress in addition to social peace. This is why Precious Azuonwu, 23 Year previous Nigerian Entrepreneur began Bankable Wisdom In 2020.
“I found there have been a lot of segregation in Africa. I grew up from a really poor background and it was onerous to own the related expertise that mattered within the twenty first Century reminiscent of digital advertising and marketing, coding and design. Lots of younger individuals are missing jobs, expertise and platforms to find alternatives. I began Bankable Wisdom as a solution to the cry of those youths. They can find entry to on-line expertise.”
Azuonwu stated Bankable Wisdom is a workforce improvement company centered on fixing the issue of maximum poverty and unemployment amongst Africa youths by empowering youths with tech expertise expertise through It’s E-learning hub in addition to connecting expert job seekers to high quality jobs.
“When I began my tech journey, I couldn’t afford a laptop computer. I shared my brother’s laptop computer. Prince Azuonwu and I attended all expertise meetups by my University, Rivers State University again then in 2014-2015. I honed my digital advertising and marketing expertise through Youth Project Nigeria. A 4-day bodily coaching, again in 2016, organized by Paul Omogie.
“We had the presence of the CEO of Slatecube — Chris Kwekowe. I majored in digital advertising and marketing for small and medium scale companies. I ran Facebook and Instagram advertisements for small and medium scale companies. I began Bankable Wisdom with a zero capital in 2020. I acquired my first funding as a present from my favorite on-line pupil, Gideon Tladi.”
Azuonwu stated he was 23 years previous when he based Bankable Wisdom in 2020 and it was a response to the dire wants of youths in quest of Africa platforms to study tech expertise in addition to digital expertise at no cost.
He defined that in Covid-19, a whole lot of his mates reached out to him about studying tech expertise and he determined to arrange a free coaching for them often known as Financial Fitness Bootcamp, which was executed nearly and had over 1,100 attendants from Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon and Namibia.
He then moved on to arrange one other program often known as Seven Days of Bankable Wisdom. “I charged $5 and after working this system seven instances, I received the imaginative and prescient to startup, Bankable Wisdom. I used to be afraid at first and I shared the concept with a few of my favourite on-line college students. On November 1st, 2020, One of my favourite pupil, Gladi Tladi determined to sponsor our web site creation with $300”
In its 21 months of operations, the corporate has had a median of 20,000 month-to-month web sites visits, he stated.
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They have 5000 customers from over 23 nations (about 18 Africa international locations apart United Arab Emirates, India, United States, United Kingdom and England). They have about 1500 Nigerian customers on our platform.
According to Azuonwu, Bankable Wisdom have been self funded for the final 20 months.
Due to the impression of the mission, Azuonwu at 24 was Semi-feminalist of the Savvy Fellow Change Makers Award. In 2020/2021, Azuonwu got here extremely advisable to the The Tony Elemulu Foundation as a possible mentor; he served as one of many youngest mentor/coach for the 2021 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme on the dirsruptor class.
Azuonwu’s startup, Bankable Wisdom has supplied a free nearly coaching on all tech expertise for 500 youths and college students thus far. The firm additionally launched a Minimum Viable Product often known as Bankable, that incorporates 18 tech expertise reminiscent of NFT, MetaVerse, Crypto, UI/UX Design, Motion Graphics, Graphics Design, Freelancing, Digital Marketing, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Forex Trading, Affiliate Marketing, Java Scripts, Html, Front End and Back End Development (Web Design), Amazon KDP Publishing and much extra.
“We additionally facilitate bodily coaching for people who need these expertise, in addition to prepare for organizations!
“We gave 90percent low cost to college students, for less than $20, they’ve entry to all this expertise and certifications. And additionally be a part of our weekly coaching weekly. We will coach them nearly on mastering their tech expertise and banking tech jobs.
“We have greater than 1000+ customers from Nigeria and we’re decided to associate with as many organizations as potential to achieve as much as 100,000 Nigerians in addition to African college students. We additionally present share internship and jobs alternatives with college students,” he stated.
He stated they’re decided to grant scholarships to make it utterly free for them, including that that is what they’re doing to assist Nigerian youths in addition to Africans get empowered economically regardless of a failed academic system.
“We have adopted the ABCD to digital expertise. A signifies that we have now accepted that it’s our accountable to assist African youths have entry to tech expertise. B means we imagine that by empowering African youths with tech expertise, they’ll overcome excessive poverty and unemployment in Africa. C signifies that we’re dedicated each day on the reason for empowering Africa youths with tech expertise, jobs and alternatives. D means that we are going to Deliver the long run (desires and aspirations) by serving to stay their full potential through tech expertise, jobs and alternatives,” he defined.
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