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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!
2023 Recipients

Dr. Muhjah Shakir, Tuskeegee, AL, USA: Community Activist Fellow 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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