When failure was no longer an option, Valentine Okafor decided to do the one thing that was difficult for him to do - reading. Today, through The Val Okafor Company, he is helping thousands of young people build leadership competence and increase their productivity as a means of achieving poverty reduction. He spoke with Project-Inspire this month on how his journey has been. PROJECT_INSPIRE : Can we meet you? Valentine : Valentine Tobechukwu Okafor is my name. I am 26 years old and from Imo State Nigeria. PROJECT_INSPIRE :Tell us about your childhood? Valentine : I used to be a very shy person when I was younger. I had many aspirations including the desire to become a medical doctor. I just loved to switch professions that tickled my fancy. It is so funny that as a child, I loved to do amazing things but couldn’t do them because of timidity. I wasn’t a very bright student as I was always behind others. I remember the time I came 14th out...
Telling one story at a time; amplifying the voices of young people.