Project grants for young social entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Kwanda's donations to Ashoka funded two rounds of $1,250 seed grants for young social entrepreneurs in Nigeria, providing eight changemakers with the resources to launch community projects across the country.

In the first round, four entrepreneurs turned small grants into tangible impact. Favour installed a borehole providing free access to clean water in Cross River State after learning a child had drowned fetching water from an unsafe well. Muhammad launched vocational training for street-connected children in Kano, earning enough community support that expansion to other local governments was being considered. Flourish ran mental health support groups and a virtual conference at Ekiti State University, introducing "mental health passports" to help young people better understand and express their mental health. Saviour delivered three climate education programmes in Lagos, reaching over 1,500 students, and was subsequently selected as one of 14 people globally for the Kofi Annan Fellowship.

A second round of grants was awarded in February 2026 to support four new entrepreneurs through the same model: seed funding paired with Ashoka's selection process, regular check-ins, and peer learning.