Present at the event were senior executives of Blue Chip companies, financial institutions, Lagos State government and members of the diplomatic corps.
Guests present also included Eku Edewor, Tosyn Bucknor, Bola Balogun Glam Networks, Ufuoma Ejenobor, Mrs Kemi Ogunleye of PANA Television among others.
“Selecting
100 stories out of several hundred entries sent in from all over Nigeria was no
easy feat,” said Cynthia Mosumola, one of the inspiring women who selected the
stories. “Everyone had something unique and I was extremely inspired; it has
taught me to never take for granted investment in people”.
Other
inspiring women who selected the stories include Honourable Abike Dabiri,
Member of the Federal House of Representatives; Adesuwa Onyenokwe Publisher of
TW Magazine; Uche Pedro of Bella Naija; actress Omoni Oboli; Toyosi Akerele of
Rise Networks, On-air personality Tosyn Bucknor, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe and Mrs
Ibukun Awosika.
This
book is to inspire other young Africans not just Nigerians to use the stories
of these 100 to challenge others to find a way to inspire peopleĆ¢€ Mrs Ibukun
Awosika said during her opening address.
With
a foreword written by former World Bank Vice President, Africa Division Dr Oby
Ezekwesili, the book is a moving and emotional account of 100 women and some
men who have flourished as they worked as House of Tara representatives. The
young Nigerians who had their stories captured in the book expressed what this
experience meant to them and how they had risen against all odds in a
heart-felt documentary premiered during the event.
The
creative director and CEO of House of Tara International, Tara Fela-Durotoye
revealed that the company has established a fund to create assistance for young
people who did not have access to the required capital to enable them become a
House of Tara representative.
Mrs
Fela-Durotoye (insect right)closed the event saying, If anything should happen to me, I would
feel fulfilled by the lives of people in Nigeria and the world that House of
Tara has impacted.
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