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Nkiru Balonwu
mmádu
ụdịekerenwanyị Dezie
mba o sịNaijiria Dezie
aha enyereNkiru Dezie
aha ezinụlọ yaBalonwu Dezie
Asụsụ obodoAsụ̀sụ̀ Ìgbò Dezie
asụsụ ọ na-asụ, na-ede ma ọ bụ were na-ebinye akaBekee, Asụ̀sụ̀ Ìgbò, pidgin Naịjirịa Dezie
ọrụ ọ na-arụonye ọchụnta ego Dezie
ebe agụmakwụkwọUniversity of Manchester, University College London Dezie
Nkiru Balonwu
Born
Nkiru Balonwu
NationalityNigerian
Occupation
  • Nigerian entrepreneur
  • US-trained communicator
  • Activist
TitleExecutive director

Nkiru Balonwu bụ onye ọchụnta ego na onye mmegide si na Lagos, Naijiria. [1] A maara Nkiru maka echiche siri ike ya banyere ụmụ nwanyị dị ka ihe ngwọta maka nsogbu Africa [2] ma bụrụ onye nchoputa na onye isi oche nke African Women on Board, otu nọọrọ onwe ya, òtù ụmụ nwanyị Africa na-edu nke a na-adịghị akwụ ụgwọ na-elekwasị anya n'ịkwalite akụkọ iji kwalite eziokwu maka ụmụ nwanyị. na ụmụ agbọghọ ndị Africa. [3] Ọ bụkwa onye nchoputa na onye jikwaa onye mmekọ nke RDF Strategies, ụlọ ọrụ na-ahụ maka ndụmọdụ na-enye kwa ndụmọdụ gbasara nzikọrịta ozi atụmatụ yana ntinye aka nke ndị otu. [4] N'afọ 2016, n'oge ọ nọ n'isi Spinlet, Balonwu pụtara na YNaija dịka otu n'ime "Ụmụ nwanyị otu narị kacha akpali akpali na Naijiria". [5] N'October 2019, e nyere Balonwu ihe nrite 2020 Powerlist International [6] site na Powerlist UK.

Ndụ onwe

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Balonwu bụ ada ndị ọkaiwu abụọ nwere nzụlite na mgbanwe mmekọrịta ọha na eze na ikpe ziri ezi. [7]

Agụmakwụkwọ

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Balonwu gụchara ma nweta nzere bachelọ nke iwu site n

na Mahadum Manchester . [8] O nwetara akara ugo mmụtnkenMasters site u na University College London (UCL) wee nweta akara ugo mmụta doctorate na Mahadum California, Berkeley. [8]

Balonwu arụwo ọrụ n'ụdị dị iche iche gụnyere iwu, teknụzụ na nzikọrịta ozi.

Ọ rụrụ ọrụ dịka onye nkuzi na ngalaba iwu, Mahadum Lagos . [9]

Na 2014, Balonwu ghọrọ CEO nke Spinlet, ụlọọrụ na-ahụ maka nkesa egwu dijitalụ na Sub-Saharan Africa. N'oge ya dị ka CEO, Spinlet ghọrọ onye Naijiria mbụ jidere ọkwa nke onye njikwa koodu ndekọ ndekọ aha mba ụwa. (ISRC). [10] [11]

Na 2017, Balonwu tọrọ ntọala African Women on Board nke malitere na mba ụwa na Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, New York, na 26 September 2019 n'oge United Nation's General Assembly (UNGA), na ebumnuche "inye ndị inyom Africa olu na igbanwe otú e si aghọta ha”. [11] [12] [13]

Nduzi na nhọpụta

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N'afọ 2018, ndị otu ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị Naịjirịa họpụtara Balonwu ka ọ bụrụ onye ndụmọdụ, ka o tinye ụmụnwaanyị n'oge mgbasa ozi onyeisiala n'afọ 2019 nke onye bụbu osote onyeisiala na onye ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị Atiku Abubakar. [14]

A họpụtara ụlọọrụ ndụmọdụ nke Balonwu, RDF ka ọ zụlite echiche maka Lagos to the World (L2W), mgbasa ozi zuru ụwa ọnụ na 2018 site n'aka gọọmentị Lagos State iji chụba ego na mba ọzọ na steeti ahụ. [15] [16]

Ihe nrite na mmezu

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Na 25 Ọktoba 2019, Balonwu nwetara ihe nrite mba ụwa nke Powerlist 2020. [3] Ihe nrite ike nke ndị isi ojii bu ihe nrite na-agunye mmadụ otu narị ndị isi ojii kacha emetụta UK. [17] Balonwu bụ onye natara ihe nrite mba ụwa, "nke a na-enye onye nọ na mpụga UK, bụ onye a na-ewere dị ka onye na-agbanwe onwe ya dị ka onye na-eme mgbanwe, onye na-emepụta ihe ọhụrụ, onye na-akpali akpali na onye nwere mmetụta dị ukwuu" n'ịkwado ọrụ ya nke African Women on Board. [18]

Na March 2016, Media publication, YNaija, na mmekorita ya na Leading Ladies Africa họọrọ Balonwu n'ime ụmụ nwanyị otu nari kacha akpali akpali na Naijiria, nke a na-ewepụta kwa afọ nke na-egosi "ụmụ nwanyị ndị na-ama ụma na-emetụta ụwa ha na obodo ha site n'ike na ike nke echiche ha na arụpụta ihe." Balonwu nwetara nsọpụrụ maka ọrụ ya na Spinlet na ihazi ghari eti esi ekesa ihe gbasara egwu". [5]

N'afọ 2010, Balonwu bụ onye nnata nke Founder Region Fellowship, òtù na-enye onyinye nke na-elekwasị anya na "imeziwanye ndụ ụmụ nwanyị na ụmụ agbọghọ na mpaghara na n'ụwa nile site n'inye ndị inyom na-emekọrịta ihe n'ezie bu ndi ga-enwe gbanwe n'ụwa." Balonwu nwetara ihe nrite n'okpuru iwu na-elekwasị anya na iwu na sayensị nke mmekọrịta mmadụ na akwụkwọ akụkọ gbasara iwu dabere na nyocha ohere ndị ụlọ ọrụ ihe nkiri Afrịka, "Nollywood" na-enye ụmụ nwanyị dịka ihe na-akwalite mmepe akụ na ụba. [19]

Okwu ọha na nkọwa na mgbasa ozi

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E gosila Balonwu n'usoro dị iche iche gbasara isiokwu sitere na nha anya nwoke na nwanyị, teknụzụ, ihe ọhụrụ na ịzụ ahịa. [20]

Na mgbasa ozi a16z, nke VC fund Andreessen Horowitz malitere, [21] Balonwu kwuru okwu banyere nkà na ụzụ na Africa, ebe ndị ọkà okwu ọbịa gara aga gụnyere onye egwuregwu NBA Andre Iguodala na Oprah Winfrey kwuburu okwu[22] Harvard Business School's Dynamic Women in Business Conference na 2018 gosipụtara Nkiru Balonwu dị ka onye 'ụmụ nwanyị na bọọdụ'. [23]

Na Radio France Internationale (RFI) ọrụ redio ọha na eze France nwere nde mmadụ irí atọ na ise ma pụkụ narị isii na-ege ntị n'ụwa niile, Balonwu kwuru maka otu ọ ga-esi eme ka ụmụ nwanyị Africa na-eme nke ọma. [24]

A na-edepụta ya dị ka onye ndụmọdụ na ụlọọrụ Founder Institute, ihe mmalite nke mbụ n'ụwa. [25] [26]

Edemede ebipụtara

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Balonwu edeela akụkọ maka ụlọ ọrụ mgbasa ozi dị iche iche gụnyere Sahara Reporters, TechCabal na Al Jazeera bekee. Edemede ya gụnyere:

  • "African Women As Consumers: Key To Unlocking Africa’s Growth"; February 2020[27][28]
  • "Propelling African women is essential to African business"; December 2019[29]
  • “Why not #MeToo? How stereotypes hinder African women's progress”; October 2019 [30]
  • “Violence Against Women – Forget #Metoo, We Need #Youtoo to Stand with Women”; July 2019 [31]
  • “Google CEO Sets New Benchmark for Modern Corporate Communications: Lessons for African Executives”’ February 2019 [32]
  • “MTN Vs. the Government: Is Poor Communications Hurting Nigeria’s Economy?”; October 2018 [33]
  • “Brexit, Macron’s visit: Opportunities and new alliances for Nigeria”; July 2018 [34]
  • “Women in Stem: Time to Recalculate Our Approach?”; May 2018 [35]
  • “Men as Allies: Pressing for Progress and Workplace Equality in Africa”; March 2018[36]
  • “Making African Women's Voices Mainstream”; January 2018, Business Day [37]

Ndị otu Board na otu ndụmọdụ

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Balonwu nọ ọdụ na bọọdụ nke ọtụtụ ụlọ ọrụ. [38] [39]

Ebensidee

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  1. An interview with Spinlet's CEO, Nkiru Balonwu, and Head of Business Development, Oye Akindeinde (Video) (en-US). African Business Central. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  2. THEWILL_. Nigeria's Balonwu, Duchess of Sussex, Stormzy, Hamilton, Others named in Powerlist UK 2020 International Award | THEWILL (en-US). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nkiru Balonwu wins Powerlist UK award alongside Meghan Markle (en-US). TheCable (2019-10-29). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  4. 2019: PDP appoints communications consultant on women engagement (en-US). TheCable (2018-12-20). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  5. 5.0 5.1 'Arunma Oteh, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Yasmine Belo-Osagie & more | These are Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women – #YWomen100 #LLA100Women » YNaija (en-GB). YNaija (2016-03-08). Retrieved on 2019-05-25.
  6. Nkiru Balonwu wins Powerlist UK award alongside Meghan Markle (en-US). TheCable (2019-10-29). Retrieved on 2019-10-30.
  7. 2010 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS. webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.
  8. 8.0 8.1 2019: PDP appoints communications consultant on women engagement (en-US). TheCable (2018-12-20). Retrieved on 2019-05-12.
  9. Welcome to University of Lagos. 196.45.48.50. Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  10. Nigerian Women Rocking the Online Business World. All Africa (2016-06-23). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Spotify, Deezer or Spinlet? Africa's music streaming choice (en-US). The Africa Report.com (2012-11-13). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  12. editor (2019-09-21). African Women on Board Eyes a Global Audience (en-US). THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved on 2019-10-23.
  13. African women eye UNGA to catch #MeToo momentum (en). RFI (2019-09-26). Retrieved on 2019-12-16.
  14. BREAKING: Atiku's PDP Makes Groundbreaking Female Appointment, With Very Intimidating Credentials, Ahead Of 2019 Elections. news-af.op-mobile.opera.com. Retrieved on 2019-05-25.
  15. Editor (2018-07-09). "We want to sell Lagos to the World," says Dr. Ademola Abass of Lagos Global – Toni Kan (en-US). This Is Lagos. Retrieved on 2019-05-25.
  16. LAGOS BEGINS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE INVESTMENT (en-US). Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved on 2019-05-25.
  17. Meghan Markle and Stormzy named among Britain's most influential black people (en). The Independent (2019-10-25). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  18. THEWILL_. Nigeria's Balonwu, Duchess of Sussex, Stormzy, Hamilton, Others named in Powerlist UK 2020 International Award | THEWILL (en-US). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  19. Founder Region Fellowship Recipients 2010. Founder Region Fellowship. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  20. Jnr (2017-10-23). Nigerian Youths Advised To Stay and Invest in Nigeria at the October 2017 Edition of CFA's Startups Hangout (en-GB). CFAmedia.ng - Startups | Media | Business | Technology News. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.
  21. 10 Top Podcasts Every CEO Should Listen To (en-US). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  22. a16z Podcast: Things Come Together - Truths about Tech in Africa (en-US). Andreessen Horowitz (2016-01-25). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  23. HBS Dynamic Women In Business| Delivers Inspiration & More for the 27th Year! (en-US). MarketingRecon (2018-02-27). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  24. African women eye UNGA to catch #MeToo momentum (en). RFI (2019-09-26). Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  25. Great Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Lagos Founder Institute (en). The Founder Institute. Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  26. Build a Startup with Nigeria's Top Entrepreneurs. Founder Institute Opens Applications in Lagos (en). The Founder Institute. Retrieved on 2019-12-18.
  27. Women drive consumer spend. So why don’t we know what they want? (en-US) (2020-02-05).
  28. Africa’s Women As Consumers: Key To Unlocking Africa’s Growth By Nkiru Balonwu (2020-03-09).
  29. Propelling African women is essential to African business. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved on 2022-04-05.
  30. Balonwu, Nkiru. Why not #MeToo? How stereotypes hinder African women's progress.
  31. Violence Against Women – Forget #Metoo, We Need #Youtoo To Stand With Women By Nkiru Balonwu (2019-07-04).
  32. Google CEO Sets New Benchmark for Modern Corporate Communication.
  33. MTN Vs The Government: Is Poor Communications Hurting Nigeria's Economy? By Dr. Nkiru Balonwu (2018-10-24).
  34. BusinessDay Online, TV, and Podcast (en). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved on 2022-04-05.
  35. Women in STEM: Time to recalculate our approach? (en-US) (2018-05-10).
  36. BusinessDay Online, TV, and Podcast (en).
  37. Making African Women's Voices Mainstream.
  38. International Advisory Board I Nigeria I Alluvial I Our Team (en). Farm Business | Nigeria | Alluvial. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.
  39. BOARD (en). Convex Publisher. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.