Lateefa Musah Communications Consultant, Peace Builder, Community Development Practitioner, Writer, Storyteller, and Engineer. She has over 4 years of professional experience working in the development sector to promote peacebuilding and economic development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. As part of her work to promote peace, she has supported the developing and implementing more than 20 peacebuilding interventions. She has contributed to projecting the impact stories of various regional peace actors and delivering capacity-building training to more than 200 peace actors.
In addition to her work, Lateefa founded the Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Mentorship (HELM) Foundation. An organization aimed at educating and training secondary school teenagers on relevant soft skills and how to work in teams to plan and execute projects to solve immediate problems in their community. She is a participant in the US Department of State IVLP, World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Young African Leader Initiative (YALI) Cohort Alumni, and the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF). She has also received the US Department Impact Award, one of the top 10 winners of USAID's Youthlead Turning Point Writing Competition, and a winner of the Advocacy and Media Platform Award in the Niger Delta as part of her work with NDLink.
Lateefa continues contributing to society as a Niger Delta Link Champion and has received various certifications from Acumen Academy. Her passion for writing has also exposed her to filmmaking, proposal development, and data management. Her articles have been featured on several media platforms, including, Youthlead, Portharcourt Magazine, Gruvcity, Coral Lifestyle Magazine, Startup Week Port Harcourt, and NDLink.
Lateefa Musah obtained her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Coventry University and a master’s degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Surrey, both in the United Kingdom. She advocates for improving education, especially in the public sector, as seen in her work with PlayWorkDreams, a social enterprise that tells the African story using indigenous animation. She’s also passionate about advocating for Youth Development and Violence against Women and Girls, as seen in her article and achievements in development.
