These are good times for fast-rising filmmaker and actress, Nkechi
First Ikpendu Kanu, as she has bagged nomination from the renowned and
reputable National Diversity Awards.
The beautiful actress has been nominated for the Positive
Role Model Award for Gender by the platform.
National Diversity Awards is one of the UK’s most prestigious diversity events that celebrate the excellent achievements of grass-root communities and tackle the issues in today’s society, providing them with recognition for their dedication and hard work.
Announcing her nomination on social media, the National
Diversity Awards wrote:
“Congratulations to Nkechi First @nkechi_first, nominated for the
Positive Role Model Award for Gender at The National Diversity Awards 2022 in
association with @itvnews.”
Beyond filmmaking, Nkechi, who is also a broadcaster,
actor and entrepreneur, does a lot of community and charity work.
Nkechi is the chairperson
of Unity
for Integration Project(UFIP), a charity organisation that she set up
in 2014
to help uphold Community Integration and Unity. Unity for Integration Project
(UFIP) is a not-for-profit organisation that helps persons in the community optimize
their personal, social, and vocational competencies to live successfully in the
community. The organisation supports people from the Black and minority ethnic
groups, providing them with the support that brings about meaningful changes in
their lives while expanding the range of opportunities for them to participate
in their communities as active, equal members.
Nkechi
consistently champions the cause of women, especially single mothers and
younger women. Her not-for-profit organisation Power2Her is set up to empower
women through self-confidence education and a fight against period poverty, by
educating and empowering young women to beat period poverty through workshops
in schools, teaching young women options available for use during menstruation
and providing practical help to them.
Nkechi has
single-handedly helped some young single mothers start up new businesses and
has given away mother/child newborn packages to expectant mothers.
Nkechi was also
nominated for this award in 2017.
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