On Friday September 16, 2016, we invited Mr. J.J. Omojuwa to our WhatsApp chat room where we discussed the use of social media to enhance our #PledgeforGirls campaign.
Mr. Omojuwa introduced himself to us and told us a little about what he does; which held a lot of interest for me as I also enjoy writing. He told us about the positive energy he felt for the principles of agriculture. Then we got down to the business of learning more about effective social media campaigns. He gave us tips on running a successful social media campaign; He said to write a fact-based emotional story that is strong enough to touch the hearts of people, then get that published with the hashtag of the campaign in the headline. After writing the story, the next step is to get as many blogs as possible to publish the appeal for funding.
We asked him about challenges he may have encountered with leading similar campaigns, and he noted that top on the list is “people looking to make it look like you are trying to scam others”. Mr Omojuwa also educated us on the good and bad of social media, making it clear that we “must choose what we want out of it. Social media gives me platforms all over the world, helps me make quite a lot of money and keeps me connected with friends all over the world. But it destroys people too. Choose what you make out of it but do your best not to play yourself.”
On best practice for running a good blog Mr Omojuwa had this to say: “Just look to yourself and find out about your strengths and interests. Read a lot. Read like if you don’t, you will go to hell. Read. Study. Learn and never stop learning about your interests. When you do that constantly it will show in your tweets and your blogs. People are attracted to who you are and that is a function of your character and what you know.”
Our awe-inspiring chat came to a close with Mr Omojuwa’s surprise donation of FIFTY-THOUSAND NAIRA to our campaign; which had the curator of the Girl Lead Hub in tears (sincerely speaking!).
On behalf of the Girl Lead Hub and every girl who benefits from this, I would personally like to thank Mr. Omojuwa for his donation, for changing my life and theirs.
*Naomi is a member of the Girl Lead Hub Network. She is a year eleven student at The Regent Secondary School and partakes in a number of activities including sport, performing arts and community service through The Duke of Edinburgh award. She has a flair for writing; and is looking to study film at Tisch School of the Arts, and pursue a career as a filmmaker.
Culled from :
https://girlleadhub.org/2016/09/18/girl-lead-hub-chats-with-mr-jj-omojuwa/
