Projects & Impact
Research, Programmes & Community Impact
A selection of programmes, research initiatives, and community engagements representing My work across women’s development, enterprise education, research, and community capacity building.
Women, Welfare & Wellbeing
Women, Welfare & Wellbeing
Research, programmes, and resources focused on the wellbeing, voice, and development of women and girls.
Flagship Resource
Unclipped Wings
A graphic novella on female student wellbeing, voice, and gender equity in Nigerian higher education. Designed as a facilitation resource, teaching tool, and conversation starter for students, educators, and policymakers.
Audience: Students, educators, women’s groups, policymakers
Programme
AFFIRM
A programme supporting African women through affirmation, resilience, identity, and personal development. Grounded in faith, community, and structured wellbeing practice.
Audience: African women, faith communities, women’s groups
Research
Women Students in Nigerian Higher Education
Peer-reviewed research exploring the experiences, challenges, and agency of women students in Nigerian universities — contributing to gender justice and institutional accountability.
Audience: Academics, policymakers, higher education practitioners
Enterprise & Youth Development
Enterprise & Youth Development
Practical enterprise education and youth development programmes designed for African and diaspora contexts.
Training Resource
Peer Training Guide for Young African Entrepreneurs
A practical, peer-facilitated enterprise education guide designed for young entrepreneurs in African contexts. Supports economic participation, confidence, and practical business skills.
Audience: Young entrepreneurs, peer facilitators, NGOs, enterprise educators
Event & Initiative
Transitional Career Day
A structured event supporting young people in career transitions — providing practical guidance, confidence-building, and connections to employment and enterprise pathways.
Audience: Young people in career transition, schools, community organisations
Research & Scholarship
Research, Education & Knowledge Exchange
Academic research, knowledge exchange initiatives, and education contributions spanning gender, decolonisation, sustainability, and comparative education.
Research
Decolonising Social Research
Research and practice exploring decolonial approaches to social science methodology — challenging extractive research practices and centring African knowledge systems.
Knowledge Exchange
Knowledge Exchange for Decolonisation in Arts, Culture & Heritage
A knowledge exchange initiative bringing together practitioners, academics, and communities to rethink decolonisation across arts, cultural heritage, and creative sectors.
Education Research
Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures
Research and practice contribution to transformative education models that integrate sustainability, equity, and community responsiveness into learning systems.
Category Four
Community Impact & Capacity Building
Community-rooted programmes, assessments, and foundations that build lasting capacity in women, communities, and organisations.
Community Programme
Building Together: Peer Education for Community Women
A peer-education programme building practical skills, confidence, and social connection in community women’s groups. Designed for grassroots delivery with trained peer facilitators.
Audience: Community women, peer facilitators, grassroots organisations
Assessment & Research
Human Capacity & Skills Gaps Assessment
Structured assessment work identifying human capacity and skills gaps in community and organisational contexts — providing evidence-informed recommendations for training design and investment.
Audience: NGOs, development organisations, community groups
Foundation
Professor Festus Nwako Foundation
A foundation committed to education, community development, and opportunity in African contexts — building lasting legacy through structured investment in people and communities.
Audience: Students, community members, education supporters
Partner on a Programme or Initiative
If you are working on a community programme, research initiative, or development project and would like to explore collaboration — get in touch.