Ijeoma Princess Precious Idika-Chima

Ijeoma Princess Precious Idika-Chima has over three years of experience working directly with teenagers, focusing on education, character, positive cultural values, and mentoring them with life-building skills. Ijeoma Princess Precious Idika-Chima is the founder and Chairperson for Teenz Global Foundation (TGF), an NGO that focuses on training, educating, and mentoring teenagers through the difficult phase of their lives using various programs that positively impacts them as they become adults. She has counselled over 10,000 teenagers in various schools both in rural communities and urban cities throughout Nigeria. In addition, Ijeoma organizes free guidance and counselling sessions for teenagers on social vices and education support services, broadcasts a weekly educational program on teenage related issues on TV and radio stations, distributes free educational and learning materials, and hosts an annual language program. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language from the University of Abuja. Upon completion of the Washington fellowship, Ijeoma plans to expand her reach by implementing various educational projects that will enhance the lives of young people across Nigeria. Ijeoma was one of 100 Fellows competitively selected to participate in an 8-week internship in the United States following the Mandela Washington Fellowship academic institute. She interned at the Smithsonian in August-September 2014.