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Hamzat Lawal, grassroots mobiliser and activist, has shared insights on building resilient non-profit organisations in Africa.
The Malala Fund Education campaigner, who is also the chief executive officer of Connected Development , said: “In 2010, there was lead poisoning in Zamfara state, north-west Nigeria. And at that time, it was reported that over 400 children had died due to artisanal mining.”“In 2012, I was struggling to get information and knowledge of how the government responded, because at that time, it was declared a national emergency. Then, I was 24 years old,” he said.
“So, I started a campaign with a hashtag. We started the Twitter hashtag campaign. The name of the community is Bagega. So, what we did was we create a hashtag called #SaveBagega. “It allows you to know how many people have seen your hashtags, the impact and how many people are engaging it. So when you write proposals, you can talk about your reach digitally,” he added.
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