President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote
Fifteen
Africans, including six Nigerians, are among 199 honourees who have
been selected for the 2013 Young Global Leaders Award of the World
Economic Forum instituted by the Dangote Fellowship.
According to a statement by the
organisation, of the 15 honourees, eight have been adjudged eligible for
the Young Global Leaders Dangote Fellowship, a fellowship that gives
them the opportunity of being sponsored fully to regional and global
events being organised by the World Economic Forum.
Dangote Fellowship, instituted by the
Dangote Foundation, has sponsored members of the community of the YGLs
to various private programmes at the Annual General Meeting of the New
Champions in China, World Economic Forum in India, several meetings in
Davos and the WEF Educational Module in the United State of America.
Since its inception the Dangote
Fellowship programme has funded 35 trips of 14 African Young Global
Leaders with the opportunity to increase their participation at regional
and global events organised by the World Economic Forum.
The Young Global Leader award is an
honour bestowed by the World Economic Forum each year to recognise the
most distinguished leaders under the age of 40, nominated from around
the world.
The statement said, “The Class of 2013
represents the best of today’s leaders under the age of 40. They will be
joining a truly global community of more than 1,000 active YGL members
and alumni – a community of diverse perspectives but united in its
shared purpose of creating a better world.
“The YGL community enables leaders to
turn their personal success into global significance through the scaling
up of ideas that lead to impactful change.”
To achieve its mission, the FYGL acts as
a platform for young leaders to be both a voice for the future in
global thought processes and a catalyst for joint action when
appropriate.
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