Fellow’s Profile
Poku Osei
Fellow’s Profile
Poku Osei
Closing the inequality gap
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Enabling young people from marginalised communities to realise their ambitions in the workplace
Countries
Fellowship year
2024
Supported by
Locality
South West
Biography
Relocating to the UK from Africa as a young black migrant in 2008 shaped my understanding of how race and class can limit one's potential, irrespective of professional ambition. Recognising the challenge motivated me to set up a social enterprise that helps marginalised young people to pursue their professional ambitions.
Fast forward several years and I'm proud to be the Founding Director of the social enterprise Babbasa - recipient of the Queen's Award For Enterprise in 2020 for advancing 2,200 ethnic minority young people into career opportunities. I have also pioneered other award-winning social change initiatives as well as taking on strategic board appointments that help to foster inclusion.
I will visit Brazil, Mexico and Colombia to broaden my cross-cultural awareness and learn about different approaches to tackling youth unemployment and inclusion. I aim to consolidate and share the learning with policymakers and practitioners. I also want to work with the Babbasa board to improve and scale the Babbasa model across the globe, using the knowledge I gain.
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Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.