Blessing Akpan
The Innovative Child Network Founder & Lead Mentor
Nigeria
Blessing Akpan is an educator, social entrepreneur and the Founder of The Innovative Child Network, a not-for-profit organization leveraging mentorship, and training to raise innovative children through skill-based learning. She integrates and implements both project-based learning models and educational technologies in classrooms with prowess in Google tools for education, Microsoft and Adobe creative tools.As a versatile educator, she leads learning in an environment that makes room for diversity and inclusion via her role as a Scratch educator, Technovation student mentor and Youth session Host at Link Online Learners. As a youth advocate for Quality Education for every child, Blessing is renowned for championing online and offline campaigns around themes of educational development such as Inclusive Education and literacy to positively Impact our community and wider world. As an Ambassador for HundrED.org, Theirworld, and Xtalks.org, she seeks and shares innovation in K12 education, promotes literacy among children, and amplifies the voices of young people throughout Africa and beyond.