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Mr Edwin Obaje

Founder & Executive Director , ScienceSquad Africa

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Carbon Analyst professional at TeonCarbon, based in the United Kingdom, an Msc graduate of `Science… (more)

Carbon Analyst professional at TeonCarbon, based in the United Kingdom, an Msc graduate of `Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Edwin also founded ScienceSquad Africa, a science for education and economic development in Africa based non profit organisation, which he operates hybrid, shuttling between the UK and Nigeria to work with young people across communities and schools in Africa, to carry out after-school science activities to motivate them to embrace science based careers and also to raise science entrepreneurs.

Some of the science activities he cordinates at ScienceSquad include citizen science environmental data collection using NASA Globe Observer tools, Science Battle of Brains, mosquito larvae huntdown, climate youth challenge and many more.

Edwin was also a member of the NewYork academy of science, and part of the technical commitee working group on implementation of the UNESCO recommendation on open science policies and policy instruments.