Happy to announce that we @chessinslums have been selected as one of the 7 winners of the world bank youth innovation fund. Our proposal centered on designing and implementing a Chess and STEM project for secondary school students in low income communities. The grant will help us expand that vision through our Innovation Hub in Yaba. My deepest gratitude to Precious Oziegbe, Evangeline Inyang, and Levon Gyozalyan (World bank colleagues) for believing in our work and championing it all the way to the final presentation in Washington, D.C. It was nerve wrecking even for me just watching virtually whilst they gave an awe inspiring final presentation. None of this would have been possible without their conviction and support. It took us two years of failed applications and due diligence before making the final selection this year. A reminder to never give up despite rejection. It possible to do great things from a small place. This is Day 1