I’m an educator, writer, and storyteller, always exploring new ideas or finding better ways to approach challenges. Right now, I’m focused on improving education for young people across Africa, both in and beyond traditional schools. I started my career in media before becoming a teacher and founding a nonprofit. Today, I lead strategic communications for a global network of education organizations in 62 countries. Connect with me through my weekly newsletter
Hey, I’m Henry 👋🏾
Resources and Projects
FINDING NORTH: A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Every week I publish an essay where I share stories and reflections from my personal life, my conversations with friends, and insights from my research. Finding North has been described as “a guide for those seeking to navigate the complexities of modern life with integrity, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous self-improvement”.
SHARING LIFE AFRICA
In 2019, I founded Sharing Life Africa to create access to quality education for children in low-income communities. Since then, our programs continue to create sustainable economic opportunities for women and mothers in low-income communities, ensuring a cascade of access to quality education, healthcare, housing for young people and families across Nigeria
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES
I have had the privilege of working with teams and conferences to create engaging experiences by facilitating high-level conversations or speaking on panles. Also, one of my key focus areas has been coordinating marketing and storytelling learning experiences for communications professionals in 60+ countries worldwide, particularly within the Teach for All network.
Featured Notes:
Those texts will try to beat you down as they did to every student that has glanced through their pages. Thousands have cried while reading them, trying to comprehend pages and pages of jargon. The same happened to me and I questioned my decision to undertake a Masters degree.
It’s impossible until someone else does it. But most times, it’s also invincible until someone else threads the path and shows the way.
More and more we want the same careers, lifestyles, and experiences as those around us. We conform to fit in. But in denying our individuality, we lose sight of what actually makes us unique and happy at the deepest level.