13
Jun

Impact Houston “Youth Empowerment” Conference

The Impact Houston Youth Empowerment Conference which took place on the 21st of May 2016 at RCCG Dominion Chapel, Houston Texas was concluded successfully with over 350 people in attendance. The Conference which held from 9am till 5pm was packed with activities and inspirational speeches by world renowned speakers: Flo Falayi, Vivian Jokotade Adeniyi, Dr. Derrick Samuels and Dr. Badero with the host being Pastor Bayo Fadugba of the Dominion Chapel Church.

There was rib – cracking comedy by Comedian MCPC and musical performance by popular gospel artist Frank Edwards. There were also lots of give – aways for attendees which included the 4th generation I- pad mini air, a round trip ticket to different locations in United States as well as a thousand dollar Grand prize for the best talent performance.

Ten students were officially awarded with their 2 – month all expense paid internship with Deltaafrik Engineering in Nigeria as well as attendance of Impact Your World Leadership Academy Season 3 courtesy of Engr. Akin Odumakinde, the President of Impact Your World Leadership Initiative and MD of Deltaafrik Engineering Limited.

The purpose of this internship is to give Nigerian Students outside the country an opportunity to work in Nigeria and experience the culture, work environment and also identify the various challenges in Nigeria. It is our hope that this experience would encourage them to give back to their country by proffering lasting solutions using their exposure and thereby adding to the overall development of our country – Nigeria.