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PROFILES

ANNALISA

MENSAH, 21

School University of York
Subject Law (LLB)
Year Second
Grade average 2:1

During her gap year, Annalisa worked with
the Good Jobs Campaign, a social enterprise
which addresses a growing skills gap and the
barriers to social mobility faced by young
OLUWASEUN people. She was so inspired, she decided to set HARRIET
MATILUKO, 21 up a social enterprise of her own. The Power OHEMENG, 20
Network aims to empower young women and
help them make informed decisions with their School King’s College London
School University of Bristol plans after sixth form. Subject Law (LLB)
Subject Law with Study in Continental Last year, Annalisa secured £1,000 funding Year Second
Europe (LLB) after successful pitching her social enterprise Grade average 2:1
Year Second idea in front of a prestigious panel, including
Grade average 2:1 Dr Lord Michael Hastings, the Global Head of As the Head of Events of King’s College’s
Citizenship at KPMG. African and Caribbean Society, Harriet led a
In her role as BME Students’ Officer Annalisa is also the Vice-President of her team, and equally demanding schedule of two
Oluwaseun organised a Black Lives Matter university’s African Caribbean Society and events per week, during Black History Month.
Vigil alongside local charity Stand Against saw to it that for the first time in the society’s She also helped create the university’s
Racism and Injustice to honour the lives lost in history they secured sponsorship from Ernst & inaugural mental health discussion, which
both the US and UK. Young and TeachFirst. included representatives from King’s College
Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees spoke at the She also sits on the National Youth Council London’s well-being team.
event and due to the high media interest, for the Elimination of Domestic Violence, “Mental health is an issue close to my heart
Oluwaseun was invited to speak on BBC and is also the university’s Scholarship and it is one that is not discussed enough in
Radio Bristol and Made in Bristol TV. Ambassador. the African and Caribbean community,” she
Additionally, she planned and co-ordinated the says.
university’s Black History Month celebrations, Where do you see yourself in 10 years? As an executive member of the society,
described as “the biggest series of events I would love to be senior associate at my law she also spent the summer pitching for
that the Students’ Union had ever seen” firm, and running the Power Network. sponsorship and was successful in securing
and is currently working with the Widening funds from Herbert Smith Freehills to support
Participation Officer at the Students’ Union to the society for another year.
create a Black Lawyers Network. Amid her studies Harriet is currently
Oluwaseun has recently been appointed directing KCL’s annual cultural production,
Head of Daytime programming at Bristol which will further highlight the issue of
University’s Student Radio Station (BURST) mental health. She held auditions for
where she currently hosts her own show. choreographers, talent and delegated roles to
remaining committee members.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Living in London, being successful. I would Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
hopefully be married and have a good After working in law, I want to set up my own
relationship with God. agency to help others get into the industry.

the business world himself. He recently the largest production capacities of metal
incorporated his own microfinance company, in Nigeria. He also buys shares in promising
Keaver, providing financial injections to local start-up companies.
business owners in Nigeria. He personally Within university, Kasope co-founded
funds his business at present. the Nigerian Society and is the treasurer of
He also has goals of setting up a glucose both the Energy Society and United Nations
and high-fructose corn syrup manufacturing Society.
plant. Kasope is currently conducting He is a Student Mentor of LSE’s Global
feasibility studies for these projects with a Right To Education team and President of the
KASOPE OLADEJI, 20 professor at LSE. literacy and debating club.
“These projects have the potential to put Additionally, he interned at the Federal
School London School of Economics thousands of people in jobs, particularly local Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria, where he
Subject Law (LLB) farmers,” he says. understudied the signing of a treaty between
Year Graduated Kasope, a trader on the foreign exchange Nigeria and the government of South Sudan.
Grade 2:1 market via CMC Markets’ trading platform,
has also secured a contract to provide haulage Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Kasope comes from a family of entrepreneurs services – his family own a fleet of vehicles Running a microfinance institution. I see
and is already making great strides in – to a company that currently has one of Keaver growing and going places.

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