Tamaramiebi Akika and Sarah Chebli are Winners of the BCG Essay Writing Competition!
Tamaramiebi Akika, a student of Corona Secondary School, Agbara Estate, Ogun State and Sarah Chebli, Avi-Cenna International School, Ikeja GRA have been announced winners of the second annual Boston Consulting Group – BCG Lagos International Women’s Day (IWD) essay writing competition.
The annual contest is designed to enhance deep intellectual engagement with students in celebration of women. Yearly, the essays are based on the theme of International Women’s Day, thus allowing the students to articulate their thoughts on the subject of gender equality.
In responding to the competition, Tolu Oyekan, Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Lagos said that the organization was focused on building deliberate engagement amongst secondary school students on gender parity and its surrounding issues. Tolu further said,
“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.”
Participation in the contest involved a call for essay writing from students in Lagos, between the ages of 10 and 18. The students were required to write an essay of no more than 1000 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 later selected based on clarity and originality of thoughts and expression, compelling force or argument and pragmatism of ideas to achieve gender parity.
Prizes include a selection of books most preferred by BCGers across BCG’s entire Africa system, which comprises five offices and over 300 consultants.
Congratulations to the winners!