12 year old Nigerian listed as one of the 33 women who impacted the world in 2014

Zuriel, a popular Nigerian documentary film maker and girls education advocate, at 12 years old, is the youngest on the list.

She was recognised for her various endeavors in 2014 which include inviting First Ladies across Africa to talk Girls education in her colloquy, speaking to children in Ethiopia and the UK on Education, taking 2 footballs across the globe during the Fifa World Cup to keep the education topic exciting, launching a hand hygiene campaign for school kids in Africa during the Ebola crisis and premiering her first movie for screening in a commercial cinema in November 2014.

Zuriel is also an honorary Ambassador for the First Lady of Tanzania’s foundation, WAMA. Other notable pacesetters on the list include Federal Reserve Bank Chairperson, Janet Yellen; activist/actress, Angelina Jolie; General Motors President, Mary Barra, and ABC TV super producer, Shonda Rhimes.

Congrats Zuriel...

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