LEAP Africa and Union Bank of Nigeria Plc have said they will give support to youths in the country to help them develop their innovation skills.
LEAP Africa and Union Bank said in a statement that they would organise the 2019 Social Innovators Programme and Awards in Lagos in November.
According to the statement, the 2019 SIPA is the 7th edition of the awards ceremony where LEAP Africa, with the support of Union Bank, will unveil emerging Nigerian social innovators and change agents under the age of 35, who are operating in diverse fields across the country.
It said the innovators would be offered sponsorship into a one-year fellowship to scale their innovations into sustainable and thriving enterprises.
The President and Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard Foundation, Reeta Roy, who will deliver the keynote address at the event, will speak extensively on the theme, ‘People, Profit, Planet: The tripartite win,’ according to the statement.
While speaking on the bank’s continued partnership with LEAP Africa on the SIPA initiative, the Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Union Bank, Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, said, “Our partnership with LEAP Africa for the Social Innovators Programme and Awards aligns squarely with our efforts in talent development – one of our CSR pillars.