Miss Tamaramiebi Akika, a student of
Corona Secondary School, Agbara Estate, Ogun State, has emerged winner of the
second edition of the annual BCG Lagos International Women’s Day (IWD) essay
writing contest.
The annual competition is designed to
foster deep intellectual engagement with young students in celebration of
women. Each year, the essays are based
on the International Women’s Day theme, offering the students the opportunity
of articulating their thoughts on the subject of gender parity.
Speaking on the competition, Tolu
Oyekan, Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Lagos said the organization
was focused on building conscious engagement among the secondary school
students on gender equality and all its attendant issues. “We expect that this
will motivate the students to be more deliberate in their interactions and
reactions to gender stereotypes, as we strive for a more gender-equal society”,
he said.
Sarah Chebli of Avi-Cenna
International School, Ikeja GRA, emerged the second-place winner of the BCG
Lagos IWD essay writing contest. Other winning schools were Green Springs
School, Anthony Village and British International School, Maroko.
To participate, students from across
Lagos, aged between 10 to 18, were required to write an essay of no more than
1,000 words in response to an IWD-themed prompt.
Participating schools submitted their
top five essays which were reviewed by the judges. The best essays were selected based on
clarity and originality of thought and expression; compelling force of
argument; and pragmatism of ideas to achieve gender parity.
Prizes include a selection of books
most loved by BCGers across BCG’s entire Africa system (comprising of five
offices and over 300 consultants) while winning schools were also recognized.
The maiden edition which held last
year, received several exciting entries from five schools and three winners
were picked from Holy Child College and British International School.
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