Green Diamond
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Olushola Joseph Ojo is a young adult from humble beginnings with a trove of unclear dreams and a passionate drive to make positive impacts in his community. Despite the trappings of socioeconomic hardship and underdevelopment tied to political corruption in his country, Shola retains his ambitiously optimistic drive. He collaborates with schoolmates at his university to implement innovative tech projects that improve the quality of education and healthcare delivery on their campus.
Shola prioritizes both personal and community development through skill acquisition, participatory learning, entrepreneurship and youth leadership by taking positive actions towards solving identified problems in his community. On this journey, Shola makes many mistakes, he faces many dangers, he falls in love and he has his heart broken. Nevertheless, he keeps fighting by pouring effort into practical endeavours that could ultimately help him re-write his story, the story of his community and the story of his country.
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