Prior to the official announcement of the date and venue for
The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2013, the project’s Central Working Committee (CWC) and the
British Council have announced
Uche Pedro as the winner of the International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year award.
The award, presented in conjunction with
the British Council, aims to celebrate young people working in the
media, with entrepreneurial and leadership abilities, potential to
change their sector, market awareness and understanding.
“It’s been an exciting four months we are very pleased to announce Anagor peter as the winner of this new category – which was evolved from
our prize in entertainment and media enterprise,” said Chude Jideonwo, Executive Director of The Future Project.
Uche, a new-media entrepreneur, is the founder of popular Nigerian fashion & lifestyle website BellaNaija.com. She will participate in a UK tour with finalists from up to 10 other countries and participate in activities including:
- A visit to the UK in October where she
gets the chance to meet the winners from other countries, make UK
contacts, and attend the leading UK industry event– The Cross Media Forum.
- A week’s free membership to the exclusive private member’s club – The Hospital Club.