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  1. Early life and education

  2. Professional Background

  3. Awards and Achievements

  4. References

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Sonnia Agu (born 15 September, 1990) is a Nigerian millennial Social Entrepreneur with excellent client and people relations skill. She is the Founder/Managing Director of G-1st International Foundation; a nonprofit organization designed to propose socially just solutions to social problems that affect the wellbeing of Nigerians.

She is a devout believer in the Nigerian dream with over 7 years of strategic and diversified professional experience in Social Work, Media, Aviation, Oil and Gas as well as Business Development.

Early life and education

Sonnia is from Okija in Anambra state, but was born in Lagos State, Nigeria.

She began her education at Christland Nursery and Primary School Ikeja, Opebi Lagos State. For her secondary education, she attended the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Oyo. She is a first-class Media and Communications Sphere graduate from Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus.

To further deepen her knowledge about social entrepreneurship, she enrolled at the Harvard Business School in 2019 where she was certified with a passing grade as an Entrepreneur from an Emerging Economy.

Professional Background

In her bid to make Nigeria a better place, she founded G1st international Foundation[1] a nonprofit organization passionate about Education, Civic Engagement and Community Development.

G-1st has partnered and volunteered internationally with organizations like Growth Foundation, London; Lawrence Hope Foundation, South Africa[2] and Food for Life, Hungary[3].

The Civic Engagement arm of G1st Foundation is The Sapiosexual Club.

The Sapiosexual Club[4] happens to be Nigeria's first social will association (open to both local and international membership), driven by intellectual capacity and social enterprise.

Founded on the 1st of August 2015, the Sapiosexual Elite Association (SEA) aka Sapio Club is registered with the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments.

The Club employs a novel approach to empower young Nigerians so they are stirred and inspired to take social development seriously and apply their creative minds to contribute tremendously to the all-round progress of Nigeria and the advancement of the entire human race.

Since inception, the Sapiosexual Club has grown in bounds and has a membership strength of over 5000 young professionals. Our mentoring program has birthed a vibrant community of high achieving entrepreneurs, civil society leaders and public servants who are unrepentantly committed to taking bold actions that create career and national success.

Awards and Achievements

In 2019 Sonnia was invited to Gambia to represent Nigeria in the African Youth Commission's 3rd Pan African Conference hosted the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA.

She won the 2018 West African Leadership Summit Awards for community development in recognition of her exemplary leadership, selfless service and dedication to the socioeconomic development of West Africa.

She also received the 2016 Lagos State Award of Excellence for her immense and outstanding contribution towards the growth and development of education in the Ajegunle area of Lagos state.

In 2015, she was elected and invited to sit on the round table hosted by Mrs. Amina Saliuh[5] to discuss issues of education and gender mainstreaming at the National Assembly, Abuja.

In February 2014, Sonnia Agu joined the team that hosted the Nigeria at 100 Centenary[6] (a nation united) hosted by the then President, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR.

She was awarded and recognized in Nassarawa State for her immense contribution to the educational sector by offering scholarships to first class holders.

In 2013, Sonnia Agu was called to work under the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Morals, Mrs. Sarah Jibril where she co-founded the initiative called YES - Youths on Ethics and Social Responsibility.[7]

The goal was to go round the 36 States of Nigeria and speak to National Youth Service Corps Members, NYSC on the benefits of ethics and morals.

She was invited in June 2018 to participate in the round table discussion "Not Another Nigerian Idea", a project geared towards countering violent extremism hosted by NERI (North East Regional Initiative).[8]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.g1st.org/|title=Home - G1st International Foundation|website=www.g1st.org|access-date=2019-04-03}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.hopefoundation.co.za/|title=HOPE Foundation {{!}} Social Environmental Conservation Initiatives {{!}} Social Upliftment {{!}} Non-Profit Organisation|website=www.hopefoundation.co.za|access-date=2019-04-03}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://iskconnews.org/food-for-life-hungary-lights-up-the-holidays-for-thousands-of-under-privileged-families,6002/|title=Food for Life Hungary Lights Up the Holidays for Thousands of Under-privileged Families|website=ISKCON News|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/07/sapiosexual-elite-association.html|title=Sapiosexual Elite Association|date=2015-07-07|website=Linda Ikeji's Blog|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/amina-salihu/|title=AMINA SALIHU: My life as activist and farmer|date=2015-06-13|website=The Nation Nigeria|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-03}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.abuja-ng.com/centenary-celebration.html|title=Centenary Celebration of Nigeria|website=Abuja-ng|access-date=2019-04-03}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://ipsef.net/speakers/dr-sarah-jubril|title=Dr Sarah Jubril :: IPSEF|website=ipsef.net|access-date=2019-04-03}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://cchubnigeria.com/announcing-cchubs-partnership-with-neri-to-run-the-notanothernigerian-idea-hackathon/|title=Announcing CcHUB’s Partnership with NERI to run the NotAnotherNigerian Idea Hackathon|date=2018-07-06|website=Co-Creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB)|access-date=2019-04-03}}
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3 : Living people|1990 births|Eastern Mediterranean University alumni

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