Meet one of our panelists MARYAM SHETTIMA IBRAHIM….
Maryam Shettima (famously known as Maryam Shetty) is a Political and Social Activist, a qualified physiotherapist; and social entrepreneur. She obtained her Masters Degree from East London University, Stratford in the United Kingdom where she majored on sports physiotherapy. She was on the medical team of the London Olympics where she worked with top-tier athletes including world record holder, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt.
Maryam also obtained a certificate and became a practitioner of Kingian Non Violence, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Emory University in the United States. She also bags a Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century Certificate from University of Virginia.
She has extensive experience working both within the clinical and international development sector having previously worked with the UKAid funded programme – PATHS 2, the State House Clinic at the Presidential Villa and the Child Care and Wellness
Maryam is known for philanthropic initiatives especially in the area of education where she led the rehabilitation of schools in her native state of Kano on the successful platform of #GivingBack initiative.
Due to her remarkable commitment to patriotism she was privileged to represent Nigeria at the last year’s United Nation General Assembly in the committee of accountability and transparency, and Anti corruption.
Politically, she participated as a member of Presidential Campaign Team Field Operations.
Youths and Women Presidential Campaign Team Member Strategic Communication, and most recently saw through a commendably peaceful election Congress in Delta State as one of the seven committee members.
Recently she has been awarded an Honorary Degree for her outstanding roles in Leadership and Community Development by the ESGT University of Technology, Benin Republic.
She continues to lend her voice to peace building, quality leadership protection and participation of women and other minorities in the society through the impactful arrnd popular #webelieve!🇳🇬 movement.
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