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Reach

3,000+
People reachedAcross all community programmes.
2,500+
SchoolgirlsNigerian schoolgirls reached through I Am a STEM Advocate, across 12 schools and 3 states.
250+
Women in mathematicsAfrican women mentored across 19 countries through Breaking Barriers.
2,000+
Business viewsLogged on the Small Pocket Money platform.
800+
Market womenTaking part in the vaccine, climate and disability study in Abuja and Akwa Ibom.
104
Survey voicesPeople with disabilities in the Abia State baseline survey.

Projects

Programmes that change things for people directly.

Project 03

Small pocket money

Students. Innovation. Economic freedom.

The first university based e commerce platform supporting micro businesses run by Nigerian tertiary students. Studentpreneurs advertise goods and services to peer customers, bypassing the formal employment lockout. Survey of 30 founders across 6 Nigerian regions documented financial constraints (76.7%) and visibility challenges; analysis informs platform iteration.

LeadOluy A. Victor
Years2022 to present
RegionNigeria
MethodsPlatform development, on platform survey, regional analysis, user research
Reach2,000+ student business views, 30 surveyed founders across 6 Nigerian regions

2,000+ business views30 founders surveyed6 regions

Active, scaling.

Project 05

I am a STEM advocate

Girls. Confidence. Future.

Reaching Nigerian schoolgirls with STEM exposure, mentorship, and visible role models. Workshops, talks, sustained follow up. Recognized by AlumNode and the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in 2025.

LeadDr. Queensley C. Chukwudum
Years2019 to present
RegionNigeria
MethodsSchool visits, workshops, mentorship, role modelling
Reach2,500+ schoolgirls

2,500+ girlsAlumNode 2025Active

Active. Recognized internationally.

Project 06

Breaking barriers

Mentorship. Network. Empowerment.

African women in mathematics across 19 countries, mentored and networked through a structured programme. Partners include the London Mathematical Society and the International Mathematical Union. The network outlasts any single intervention.

LeadDr. Queensley C. Chukwudum
Years2020 to present
Region19 African countries
MethodsMentor pairing, conferences, paper coaching
PartnersLondon Mathematical Society, IMU, AMU

250+ women19 countriesActive

Active. Network growing.

Project 08

STEM for everyone

Access. Equity. Future.

Inclusive STEM education across Nigeria. Open access materials, teacher training, and replicable curricula. Designed so that any school, regardless of resources, can run the programme.

LeadOluy A. Victor
Years2023 to present
RegionNigeria
MethodsOpen curriculum, teacher training, materials packs
ReachSchools across 6 states

6 statesOpen accessActive

Active. Replicable framework live.

Project 09

Smart lights, safer streets

Engineering. Safety. Education.

Being turned into a teaching toolkit for women and girls in STEM.

Energy optimising machine learning driven smart traffic control system for urban mobility. Prototype advanced to the final stage of the third National Innovation Competition organised by the Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Engineers. The team is now turning the prototype into an educational toolkit and hands on teaching aid for women and girls in STEM.

LeadDr. Queensley C. Chukwudum (Team Lead)
Years2025 to present
RegionNigeria
MethodsMachine learning, prototype engineering, educational toolkit design
OutputInformation System and Smart City, 5(1). DOI 10.59400/issc2253 · Demo video

National finalist 2026Patent pending toolkitActive

Finalist, 3rd National Innovation Competition (Feb 2026).

Project 10

800 women, one vaccine question

Health. Climate. Disability inclusion.

A multi state study of market women traders and local vendors in Abuja and Akwa Ibom: their perceptions of the malaria vaccine, integrated with climate change impact and the experiences of women with disabilities in the survey design. Over 800 market women have participated.

LeadDr. Queensley C. Chukwudum (Co PI)
Years2024 to present
RegionAbuja and Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
MethodsSurvey, climate disability disaggregation, community recruitment
Reach800+ market women

800+ women2 statesActive

Active. Field data collection in progress.

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Awards for community work

2026
The International Alliance for Women (TIAW)World of Difference Award to Dr Queensley C. Chukwudum, for the economic empowerment of women.
Feb 2026
Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Engineers3rd National Innovation Competition Finalist. Team Lead, Dual Smart Traffic Light Control System.
Nov 2025
AlumNode · Klaus Tschira Stiftung · Heidelberg Laureate Forum FoundationAlumNode Certificate of Achievement for the I Am a STEM Advocate programme.
2025
University of Manchester · Faculty of Science and EngineeringBetter World Celebration Certificate Award for Diversity and Inclusion in the Wider Community.
Feb 2025
University of ManchesterCommended Award. Outstanding Contribution to Widening Participation. Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility.
Feb 2024
University of ManchesterCommended Award. Outstanding Contribution to Widening Participation. Making a Difference Awards for Social Responsibility.

Mentoring, talks and workshops

Dec 2025
WorkshopBlack Heroes of Statistical Research Workshop III, online.
Nov 2025
ConferenceCommunity Development Conference, University of the Free State, South Africa.
Jun 2024
PanelRace and Mathematics Workshop, Kings College London.
Jun 2024
ConferenceAfrica Meeting of the Econometric Society, Abidjan.
Jun 2024
WorkshopNAFeMReP Monthly Workshop on publication strategies.
2024
InitiativeNAFemReP mathematical poetry and TikTok challenge for Women in Mathematics Day, turning data, patterns and risk into rhythm and verse for young African female STEM students.
Oct 2023
WorkshopMathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach Workshop, Germany.

Civic roles

2024
Special MarshalFederal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria. A volunteer civic role supporting road safety education.
Now
Peace AmbassadorEminent Peace Ambassador, International Association of World Peace Advocates (UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status).

Related research

2023
Joint publicationCreating Tailored Digital Markets for Student Centered Micro Enterprises: A Case Study of the Nigerian Landscape. Sapientia Foundation Journal of Education, Sciences and Gender Studies, Vol 5 No 4, pp. 297 to 305. Chukwudum, Q. C., Victor, O.. In production
2024
Gender & financial inclusionUnderstanding Financial Inclusion in Africa from the Perspective of Saving and Borrowing Patterns. Women and Finance in Africa · Springer · Book chapter · Scopus indexed. Chukwudum, Q. C. (Ojo, T. A. ed.). Read →
2024
Gender & financial inclusionCoalition Building for Women's Empowerment in Africa's Informal Sector: Towards Promoting Equality. Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences, Vol. 28, pp. 117 to 131. Chukwudum, Q. C.. In production

Community partners

Global
International Mathematical Union (Committee for Women in Mathematics)Funding partner for mentorship initiatives supporting 250+ African women in mathematics across 19 countries (2023, 2024). Workshops in Nigeria and Uganda.
Germany
AlumNodeAlumNode Project Funding 2024 for the I Am a STEM Advocate programme (2,500+ Nigerian girls across 12 schools, 3 states). Certificate of Achievement (November 2025).
UK
University of ManchesterResearch collaboration with Dr. Saralees Nadarajah on climate finance modeling. Research visitor funding via London Mathematical Society and the Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fund. Hosted the STEM for Everyone inclusive hackathon (Better World Grant, 2025).
UK
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneProfessional society membership supporting Dr. Chukwudum's STEM advocacy work, research dissemination, and global health intersections.
UK
London Mathematical SocietyPrevious funding partner supporting research visits, international collaboration, and African researcher capacity building.
Nigeria
Centre for Citizens with DisabilitiesLead partner for the Abia State baseline survey of 104 participants with disabilities (2024). Delivered capacity building workshops for government agencies, emergency responders, and disability advocates.