Zuriel Oduwole, a 14 Year Old Nigerian female education advocate, recently spoke at the UN General Assembly. Below is a link to a video report of the event.
Zuriel speaks at the UN & listens to world leaders on the climate change initiative.
- Met with 22 Presidents and Prime Ministers (including leaders of: Jamaica, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Liberia, South Sudan, St. Vincent & the GrenadinesGuyana and Namibia).
- Recently addressed leaders at the UN General Assembly on Climate Change.
- Appeared in popular television stations including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, BBC and CNN.
- At age 10, she became the youngest person in the world to be featured in Forbes Magazine and a year later, the New York Business Insider named her the Most Powerful 11 year old in the world.
- In 2014 at age 12, her self-produced documentary film titled A Promising Africa was screened in five countries.
- In February 2015, Elle Magazine listed her in their annual feature of "33 Women Who Changed The World.
- In August 2016, Forbes featured Zuriel in its 100 Most Influential Women List (along with the Presidents of Liberia and Mauritus)
- New Arica Woman Magazine's '30 Under 30 also featured Zuriel.
- She is the global brand ambassador for Ethiopian Airlines - the airline sponsors all her African and South American travels.
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In October 2013, Oduwole was bestowed with an honorary ambassador title in Tanzania by Salma Kikwete, and a computer lab in one of the country's schools was named after her.
