Praise Akobo has over 5 years of experience in social services, using education to drive wholesome
health.
She is a Disability Inclusion Advocate and leads YieldUp Development Initiative, building young leaders
especially Persons With Disabilities living in vulnerable communities and has hosted leadership training
in universities.
Praise is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has received opportunities like Young Innovators Award,
Opportunity Desk Impact Challenge Changemaker 30 under 30 Award, Top 12 Finalist, Society For
Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) Annual Conference Scholarship and Outlier Award by Farm Alert.
Currently, she is a volunteer at Dogalov Human Support Initiative, the only organization in Nigeria
pioneering Human-Animal Interactions, where she creates content to raise awareness, and supports
visiting Autism and Disabilities centers in Abuja, Nigeria offering Animal Assisted Services.
She is working to create an inclusive society for young persons with disabilities, by constructing
sustainable libraries using reused plastic bottles, facilitating reading and creativity development where
waste is turned into usable products in a supportive environment with the assistance of emotional support
dogs, and this is ongoing.
Praise is a Veterinary Doctor and a One Health/Welfare Enthusiast
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