Following her debut in the United Nations last month, where
she made her mark among several world leaders on the issue of climate change
and its effect on the education of children, Zuriel Oduwole has slowly begun to
build a powerful coalition of female world leaders.
She has just met with her 23rd world leader - the President of Malta - Her
Excellency Mary Louise Preca. They discuss a whole range of issues,
opportunities, and values in developing a strong education advocacy framework
for Girls across the globe. Zuriels schedules over the next few weeks would
include a meeting with another female European world leader, as she expands her
network of female Presidents - one that hopefully in the near future, would
include a possible President Hillary Clinton of the United States.
In the past 18 months, she met with the President
of Malawi - H.E. Joyce Banda, the Prime Minister of Jamaica - H.E. Portia
Miller, and the current President of Liberia - H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, all
of whom she manages to schedule a close touch with. Zuriel has also presented
her annual DUSUSU Awards since 2014 to African First Ladies in recognition of
their work in the areas of Girls Education and Gender Development. Recipients
so far including the First Ladies of Tanzania, Kenya and Namibia.
It is because of these and other reasons that this young teen at just 14 years old, is being referred to as perhaps - the Worlds Most Powerful Girl.
- By Ikeh Jacobs
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