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scholarships & awards.
Orí Counseling Services x Diaspora to Afrika Scholarship Recipients
Philanthropic Investment in our local, national and global communities has been a priority since our partnership's inception. A round of applause for some of our scholarship award recipients on the successful completion of their international professional development workshops and presentations!
2024 Recipients
Jared Harris, New Orleans, LA, USA: Create Your Fashion Brand & Marketing
Keshona Harris, New Orleans, LA, USA: Marketing
Baba Musi, Oyo State, Nigeria: Master Drummer
Apeke Ajobata, Oyo State, Nigeria: Oriki Òrìṣà
2023 Recipients
Dr. Muhjah Shakir, Tuskeegee, AL, USA: Community Activist Fellow in Residence
Olori Alaro, Ogun State, Nigeria: Adire Textile Arts
Baba Musi, Oyo State, Nigeria: Master Drummer
2022 Recipients
Olori Alaro, Ogun State, Nigeria: Adire Textile Arts
Baba Musi, Oyo State, Nigeria: Master Drummer
Dwell, Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Traditional Dance, Nigeria
Alex "Praise Legs", Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Street Dance
2021 Recipients
Phoenix Rose, IL, USA: Professional Makeup Artistry
Crystal Joy Fassit, LA, USA: Scaffold Building & Construction Safety Workshop
Chani Carroll, PA, USA: Wellness & Healing Sounds
Ifadayo Bamigbala Arẹ̀sà, TX, USA: Healing with Crystals, Minerals of Earth
2020 Recipients
Baba Musi, Oyo State, Nigeria: Master Drummer
Ifatumininu Bamigbala Aresa, LA, USA:
Art & Activism
Phylicia Ghee, MD, USA: The Art of Portraiture
Dwell, Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Traditional Dance, Nigeria
Ifasemiloore Bamigbala Aresa, MI, USA: Yoga
Alex "Praise Legs", Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Street Dance
2019 Recipients
Dr. Stephanie Mitchem, SC, USA: Literary Arts
Chef Ama Shambulia, AL, USA: Culinary Arts
Baba Musi, Oyo State, Nigeria: Master Drummer
DJ Junior Star, AL, USA: Hip Hop, The Sights & Sounds of a Civilization
Major Kristina N. Bolden (Retired Army)
LA, USA: Leadership Development
Tifalase, Nigeria: Folkloric Storytelling
Ifadoja Bamigbala-Aresa, LA, USA: Self-defense
Ifatumininu Bamigbala Aresa, LA, USA:
Performance Art
Qasim Davis NY, USA: Sustainable Living
Adegoke Ademidotun, Nigeria: Photography
Dwell, Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Traditional Dance, Nigeria
Tiye Jones Davis, CA, USA: Yoga
Alex "Praise Legs", Oyo State, Nigeria: Nigerian Street Dance
Shamette Franklin, GA USA: Mental
Health & Welllness
Shaquaydra Bryant, MS, USA: Lyricism
2018 Recipients
James Burks, TX USA: Environmental Sanitation
Tifalase, Nigeria: Folkloric Storytelling
Wendy Smith, LA USA: Mental Health & Wellness
Tyra Burks, TX USA: Solar Panel Installations
Ifadoja Bamigbala-Aresa, LA, USA: Self-defense
Ifatumininu Bamigbala Aresa, LA, USA:
Art & Activism
Shamette Franklin, GA USA: Mental Health & Welllness
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