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Football stadium cheers on DMU grad Jessica as she promotes science in Africa

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June 4, 2019
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De Montfort University in Leicester, where Jessica obtained her Bachelor’s degree shared an account on Jessica Okoro’s  partnership with the Sierra Leone government; Office of the First Lady  and the Department of for STEM Social Sierra Leone, the first International event hosted by the BeScience charity. 

This was a national event held in Freetown, Sierra Leone with 3,000+ participation including students, exhibitors, teachers, etc. with the  Vice President, Mohamed Jildeh Jalloh as a Keynote Speaker. 

In her own words, “ it had to be big. We were aiming for 2,000 but the numbers kept rising and the National Stadium was the biggest venue we could find. It was nerve-wracking but the event turned out to be phenomenal.”

Find full article here: 

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2019/june/football-stadium-cheers-on-dmu-grad-jessica-as-she-promotes-science-in-africa.aspx

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