Raquel Kasham Daniel
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Raquel Kasham Daniel | |
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| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos |
| Occupations | Social Entrepreneur, Educator, Author |
| Organization(s) | Beyond the Classroom Foundation, Bambini Africa |
| Known for | Social Entrepreneurship, Education |
| Notable work | There Is a New Virus in Town, FLOW: a girl's guide to menstruation |
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| Website | raqueldaniel |
Raquel Kasham Daniel is a social entrepreneur, educator and author[1] of several books including FLOW: a girl's guide to menstruation.[2] She has received numerous awards for her work with educating marginalised children in Nigeria.[3][4] She is also a recipient of the African Luther King Heroes Award.[5] She founded Beyond the Classroom Foundation as a response to the social and educational needs of underprivileged children[6] and created Nzuriaiki.com (now voluserve.com), an online platform that connects nonprofits with volunteers in Africa.[7] She also co-founded Bambini Africa, creators of Bambini Books and Bambini TV.[8]
According to her account from interviews, Daniel is from Kaduna State and lived in Kaduna and Lagos most of her life. She is the first child in a family of four and the only girl. She lost her dad when she was sixteen and her mother four years later.[9][6]