Stephen Chukwumah
human rights activist
Stephen Chibuikem Chukwumah (born 17 September 1988) is a Nigerian-born advocate and strategist with extensive background in youth leadership and advocacy, policy, movement building, and fund raising. He is a public speaker and a former fellow of the Faculty of Law, University of York, England. Stephen Chukwumah had a five-year career as a lead division coordinator at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., and is currently a policy advocate at the Council for Global Equality. He is from Ebenebe in Awka North LGA, Anambra state, Nigeria.
Education
Stephen has a master's degree in global policy from Johns Hopkins University and a certificate in organisational leadership from Harvard. He started his primary education at Duro-Oyedoyin primary school surulere Lagos and attended Iponri Estate High School in surulere Lagos for his secondary education. During his time in high school, Stephen and a select few were chosen by their teachers to represent their school at the National Youth AIDS program for peer-educators organised by the Lagos state government and National Union of Teachers Lagos state chapter. Stephen was offered admission to read mass-communication at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka Anambra state but he proceeded to the prestigious Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo state, to read English and literary studies. During his first year at the university, he was voted his class representative after a keenly contested election and he occupied the position till graduation due to his impeccable leadership skills and for constantly advocating for the rights of students in the university. After his undergraduate degree, Stephen proceeded to the University of York in England as visiting fellow in the faculty of law.
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