Sophia Essahmed

Sophia Essahmed is an Entrepreneurship Instructor and currently enrolled for her  doctorate at the School of Business & Entrepreneurship Faculty. She is driven by a strong  will towards development, especially inclusive growth focused on underserved  communities, diversity, and gender education for prosperity. 

As an educationalist, social entrepreneur, and human resource practitioner, who has been  involved in community-based development for over twelve years, she has the capacity to  link education to meaningful livelihoods. With a sound teamwork ability and critical thinking  skills, she has rallied competent colleagues in focusing on girl child education, out-of school children, and children with special needs, especially as it relates to sensitive issues  in cultural and religious contexts. She has delivered excellent educational services for over  15 years, especially as part of a family school business, that involves all 3 levels of early  years, primary and secondary education.  

As the founder/CEO of The Sophia Essahmed Foundation working on ensuring improved  access to life-enhancing education for girls, orphans, and children with special needs in  northern Nigeria, where those in need have benefitted from scholarships.  With these duties, she has continually sought more enlightenment and collaboration with  researchers and development agencies such as:  

- PLAN International in a skills acquisition and training program in Kano-City, Kano. - Huawei Technologies Company in the upgrade and remodelling of the ICT Kaduna   Capital School, Kaduna.  

- The Development Research and Projects Center (drpc), in a workshop on   Education in Emergence (school safety and resilience system building), Abuja. As these projects prove how education is not just an end, but part of a chain to sustainable  livelihoods; hence the need for entrepreneurship education.