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Oluwakorede Asuni - profile of a Social Entrepreneur
Oluwakorede Asuni is an energetic, driven and talented young Nigerian. A social entrepreneur, passionate to see change and prepared to work for it.
‘Korede as he is fondly called by friends and close associates continuosly seeks opportunities to add value to organisations and individuals by applying his knowledge, skills and understanding in solving organisational and individual human resource/capital and information and communication technologies (ICTs) problems, help position organisations at points of vantage to reach full potential and to realise it.
He has enjoyed one on one (multi-directional) mentorship opportunities with:
- ‘Gbenga Sesan - Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), Lagos;
- Oluseyi Oyebisi - Global Co-ordinator, UNICEF-Rural Voices of Youth, New York;
- Deolu Akinyemi – MD, Generis Universal Tactical Solutions (GUTS), Lagos;
- Prof. Pat Utomi –Director Lagos Business School and presidential candidate in the April 2007 presidential elections in Nigeria;
- Chris Ajayi, formerly of 21st Century Technologies Ltd, Lagos.
- Dr. 'Bidemi Olaoye and Mr. O. O. Odusote both of the department of Physics, Olabisi Onabanjo University (both showed me hardwork pays and the human mind can be tuned tfor high perfomance)
- My father, Apostle A. Yemi Asuni, one of the most brilliant men living.
A skilled writer, vast IT enthusiast –with specialities in Web Content Management Systems, Web 2.0 tools, SEO/SEF management, networks administration/management among others—a social critic and teacher (with interests in IT in Education), he wrote and self published the book: Students’ Survival Kit – A Performance Guide for Undergraduates in Nigeria (2006) – www.thestudentsurvivalkit.com.
He is the immediate past Executive Director, Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) Olabisi Onabanjo University branch—www.yaldafrica.org—a group with over 20 branches all over the world and temporarily headquartered at the Harvard University, USA from where it was started in 2004 by some students concerned about Africa’s future and the need for African youth at home and in the diasporas to connect and work towards a better future for Africa. Under his leadership the branch undertook several change projects which included teaching ICTs skills to secondary school students in the university town of Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, free of charge (2006), enlightenment campaigns on the MDGs and what roles there are for ordinary citizens to play (2006). He led a delegation of three to Johannesburg, South Africa in August 2007 to attend the group’s executive summit ’07. He acts at the moment in the capacity of country representative for the group with a charge to improve on the presence of the group in Nigeria.
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