Passion is an unrivalled emotion. A fuel can fire up any person to
achieve the unthinkable. The same has fueled the best inventions. How do
you think Facebook came into being? We got to see that passion in the
eyes of five hundred young people at the Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano, as
they listened to experienced tutors take them through Business and ICT
skills that would transform their lives.
As
early as 9:00a.m, on Wednesday 7th of November, you could see bright
and eager trainees line up to enter the venue for the MTN Foundation ICT
and Business Skills Training in Kano. After a successful training in
Ibadan months ago, the Foundation moved the training to the northern
part of Nigeria and it was the best choice! For the two days, the
trainees soaked up all that the tutors from IBM, Oracle, KPMG, Digital
Bridge Institute (DBI) and Google had in stock for them. Moreover, the
tutors came prepared with exciting ways to break down what could have
been technical. The fire in the trainees was obvious as they fired
questions at the tutors with fervor. The day grew to a close and not
once did their drive to learn wane. Group presentations had trainees
gathering around the boards as they hashed out tasks with their peers.
Some even ignored the chairs and knelt round the board to get closer to
the other trainees. Such determination and thirst for knowledge!
Kano
was the perfect place for the second phase of the training. Now, we are
wondering – where is the next stop? Are we going to see the same drive
and passion? For now, we wait and watch out for what Kano will do with
all they have learnt. We expect great things...
