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2021 winner
Blessing Jemimah Jones Akpan
Nigeria
A bookworm and writer passionate about using words to change the world, Jemimah focuses on the intersection of LGBTQ+ rights and employment. Jemimah has worked as an Outreach Volunteer with Global Changemakers, a Student Ambassador with Technovation and as a Project Manager at PSIFON Org. Jemimah's project for Rise was in response to anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria and involved the development of a database of inclusive opportunities for both remote and local workers.