On Tuesday, July 9th, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, the United Nations Nigeria and the Sterling One Foundation convened the official press conference for the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0) 2024. The CEO of the Sterling One Foundation, Olapeju Ibekwe, the MD/CEO of Sterling Bank, and Mohammed M. Malick Fall, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, were all present at the news conference.Among the other important partners and stakeholders are Dr. Mories Atoki, CEO of ABC Health; Odunayo Sanya, Executive Director, MTN Foundation; and Hauwa Adeeyo, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investments.
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Since its founding in 2022, ASIS has developed into a prominent platform for promoting social impact throughout Africa. The purpose of the summit is to convene different stakeholders from the public, private, and development ecosystem in order to forge productive alliances and promote laws that will have a significant impact. “The Africa Social Impact Summit has three major goals: to galvanize effective partnerships across the public sector, private sector, and the development ecosystem; to advocate for policies that will attract investments in major development sectors; and to ensure impactful investments in those sectors,” said Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO of Sterling One Foundation, in her opening remarks. We are happy to report that more than 40% of participants from the previous year have obtained funding of varying amounts.
“One noteworthy example is the MTN Foundation’s approximately 3 billion Naira commitment, made in collaboration with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, to support primary healthcare centers around the nation. This year, in preparation for the summit on July 25 and 26, we will hold an investors roundtable at the Eko Convention Center on July 24. “We are inviting stakeholders to join us in reimagining progress and creating a new blueprint for sustainable growth in Africa. Stakeholders include entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and representatives from the private and public sectors.”The urgency of the summit’s objectives was emphasized by Assistant Secretary-General Mohammed, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, who stated, “We have discovered that we are behind on several indicators, and this comes at a time of numerous global challenges, including economic downturns.” “We must step up our efforts now, as we have just six years to meet the 2030 SDG targets. Since no one industry or entity can achieve the SDGs alone due to its design, this event is essential for igniting partnerships. The UN finds great resonance in the summit’s subject, “Reimagining Progress: A New Blueprint for Sustainable Growth in Africa,” which is why we are supporting and collaborating with the Sterling One Foundation to co-convene ASIS 2024.
“As I walked into this room, I realized that our collective effort can achieve our goals,” said Abubakar Sulieman, MD/CEO of Sterling Bank and member of the Board of Trustees for Sterling One Foundation, expressing confidence in the collaborative potential of the summit. The institutions pictured here show that we are headed for greatness. “At Sterling Bank, we have always felt that by igniting collaborations, we can solve challenges by leveraging our trusted position. Because we are dispersed and disconnected, we are numerous but frequently weak in the social influence scene. Size does important, and the beauty of what we do at Sterling One Foundation is that we are willing to collaborate by holding joint meetings with the UN
The Africa Social Impact Summit 2024 is important for sustainable growth across the continent. It targets to address pressing issues through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships. This year’s theme, “Reimagining Progress: A New Blueprint for Sustainable Growth in Africa,”underscores the need
