5 Years: 10 Lessons Life Taught Me

Hammed is a Social Entrepreneur, 2x Author, SDGs Youth Champion, and Educator with 13 years of active citizenship and volunteering experience. He completed his Masters’s degree in Africa and International Development at the prestigious University of Edinburgh through the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship. He currently works as the Educational Mentoring Coordinator at Refugee Education (UK), where he currently manages the mentoring hub in West London and connects young refugees/asylum seekers to mentors for educational support. He joggles this with another role as the Young Refugee Project Coordinator with the British Red Cross, where he helps young refugees and asylum seekers in London to develop life skills through the Refugee and Befriending Programme. Hammed served as a Fellow-in-Residence and Regional Manager at Peace First and led its core programs in more than 30 + Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. He currently sits on the board of the same organization. He also worked as a placement-based dissertation researcher with the Mastercard Foundation at the University of Edinburgh on creating access for refugees to access higher education through a bridging blended learning program. He has facilitated sessions on social innovation and change in two different continents Africa and the Middle East. He also published two books, “The Africa I Dream to See.” and “5 Years: 10 Lessons Life Taught Me” Hammed is also the Founding Executive Director for Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI), where he has supported over 3500+ students in underserved communities in Nigeria to develop life and 21st-century skills needed for the workforce and future of work. He also launched the Teachers-in-Training Boot camp to support student teachers with skills and resources to solve educational challenges in rural communities. Ultimately, Hammed has won the US Consul General Award, Talent of the Future Award, and Ufahamu Africa Student Essay Contest winner.