Biography — July -7–2015 — Babangida Ruma
Biography — July -7–2015
BSc, MSc, Community Organizer, Ambassador, Global Education and Peace Activist.
Babangida Ruma is an Education and Peace Activist, He achieved international recognition and acclaim for his leading role in Training, mentoring and building the Capacity of Young People around the world. He started his career as Community Organizer. Babangida Ruma is widely recognized as an expert on youth development issues and empowerment, He has been actively involved in youth activities at both national & international levels championing youth empowerments through leadership & capacity building.
Babangida Ruma is also a Technology and Computer Professional Certified with Ethical Hacking, Digital Forensic, Advanced Web Hacking and Defence, Hacking and Security Vulnerability Management, Mobile Hacking and Security. an Expert in Linux and SAN, Referencing (Mendeley and Endnote), SmartPLS v2.0 and v.3.0, SPSS v16 and above, MS Office package, PHP/HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks/Photoshop, Java/Networking, MySQL Database, to Website Development. He delivers focused training sessions to IT professionals in Linux Kernel, Linux Debugging, Linux Device Drivers, Linux Networking, Linux Storage & Cluster Administration, Advanced C Programming, SAN Storage Technologies, SCSI Internals and Storage Protocols such as iSCSI & Fiber Channel. Adjudged as Best Trainer, Instructor and Mentor by many Technology Professionals in Nigeria and Abroad.
Ruma was appointed as Global Ambassador of the Commonwealth Youth Council which is The largest youth organization in the world and later appointed as United Nations Global Ambassador for #TheirWorldatSchool Global Education Campaign, He is an American Ambassador to Model United Nations where he represent United State in every Model United Nations Conference.
Ruma has Attended more than 180 Seminers/Workshops/Capacity Bulding Programes both in Nigeria and Abroad that are too numerious to mention here. He inspires and mentors young people. He is an active Youth leader in Nigeria who contributed to informed Youth policy dialogues in African Region. and a Member of the Commonwealth Youth Council Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN), Member of the United Nation Interagency Network on Youth Development’s Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality, Member Young African Leaders Initiative Network, Member Young Leaders Council, Member Royal Commonwealth Society, First ever African International Student Ambassador representing Nigeria in Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Malaysia.
Ruma has extensive experience working on youth issues at the local, regional and international level having previously worked in various international organizations as well as starting his own initiatives. He is among the top Social Media Influencers in Nigeria. Because of his contribution to youth development in Nigeria, he was nominated to Contest for the Vice chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council General election in Malta 2015. He was nominated as the first ever Commonwealth Young Achiever in 2015 who’s his story of Community Organising Inspired more than 2.5 Million Young people from 53 countries.
Ruma has initiated and implemented numerous projects and campaigns with high school students, youth organisations and civil society institutions across Nigeria and Malaysia.
Ruma is a firm believer in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and believes with the right investments in young people, they can contribute significantly towards attaining the goals. He’s also contributed to the consolidation of peace efforts in places like Nigeria, Gambia, Somalia, Niger Republic, Namibia, South Africa and Lake Chad.
Ruma has received several trainings at home and abroad where he studied Information Technology at Limkokwing University Of Creative Technology and Civic Leadership at the YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa Accra. He Obtained an Executive Certificate in Employee Behavior Management at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Leadership And Business Management Development (CELBMD) Africa, Kumbo, Cameroun. He is also a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) from the Internetworkz Institute Bangalore, India. He holds a certificate in social sector leadership from the Philanthropy University.
Awards and Nomination
Head of ICT Talkto100 Project
Peacekeeper of the Year 2016
Social Worker of the Year 2016
Facebook Personality of the Year 2016
Commonwealth Young Achiever 2015
American Ambassador To Model United Nation.
Global Youth Ambassador at the United Nations a World at School Campaign.
Samira Sanusi Sickle Cell Foundation Brand Ambassador .
Social Media Ambassador For The Night Of The Spoken Word.
Peace Ambassador by Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) 1.2 Billion Young People.
Candidate for Vice Chairperson — Inclusion and Engagement Commonwealth Youth Council.
Student Ambassador Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Malaysia 2014–2015
Member Commonwealth Youth Council Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN)
Member of the United Nation Interagency Network on Youth Development’s Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality.
Delegate During Intergenerational Dialogue session Youth Taking Action on SDGs with Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary General and the Launching of Commonwealth Youth Council Secretariat.
Delegate at the World Youth Foundation (WYF) Four Days workshop on climate change 2015
Delegate at 15th Melaka International Youth Dialogue organized by World Assembly of Youth
Delegate at the 7th Annual Millennium Campus Conference culminating at the United Nations.
Delegate at 11th Conference of Youth on climate change (COY11) Paris.
Delegate at CSW Youth Forum held by UN Women, World YWCA and the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development’s Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality.
Delegate The Nigerian Youth Parliament Retreat on Federation, Pluralism and National Building in a Secure Nigeria, Niger State 2012.
Delegate 14th Melaka International Youth Dialogue, Melaka, Malaysia: 2014.
Delegate at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on the theme: “Youth taking action to implement the 2030 Agenda” New York, United States of America: 2016.
Delegate at the Insight 2016 Cybersecurity Conference by Wanostar, UK, Lagos, Nigeria: 2016
Delegate at the Women Deliver 2016 conference in Budapest, Denmark 2016
Delegate at the Preparing Global Leaders Institute, Skopje, Macedonia 2016.
Delegate at the 2nd International Road to Right and Peace Expo Summit in Colombo, Sri lanka 2016
Delegate at the Hive Africa Global Leaders Program, Lagos, Nigeria 2017.
Delegate at the Global Entrepreneurship Conference in Kolkata, India 2017.
Delegate at the Wanostar, UK, 2017 Insight Cyber Security Conference with the theme: Cyber Warfare, Defence and The Modern Day Threat Actors in Lagos, Nigeria 2017.
Delegate at Youth for Environmental Sustainability: Our Future, Our Care. organized by the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) in Collaboration with the Melaka State Government, Malaysian Youth Council, Asian Youth Council and Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia.
Delegate at the GoCamp Afterschool Volunteers Program in Kyiv, Ukraine: 2017.
Delegate at the Girls Education Forum Youth Consultation, London, United Kingdom: 2016,
Delegate at the OpenCon (Open Access, Open Data and Open Education for all) Washington, United States of America 2016,
Delegate at the Africa Peace Summit in Nairobi, Kenya 2016
World Assembly of Youth, Volunteer (WAY) (2011 till date)
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA), Member (2003 till date)
Delegate at the GoCamp Afterschool Volunteers Program in Kyiv, Ukraine: 2017
Delegate at the Girls Education Forum Youth Consultation, London, United Kingdom: 2016
Delegate at the OpenCon (Open Access, Open Data and Open Education for all) Washington, United States of America: 2016
Delegate at the Africa Peace Summit in Nairobi, Kenya: 2016
Delegate at the Young Diplomats Forum, Zaghreb, Croatia: 2016
Delegate at United Nations World Youth Skills Day in Abuja, Nigeria: 2017
Delegate at the 2016 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace working group of the Commonwealth secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria: 2016
Delegate at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on the theme: “Youth taking action to implement the 2030 Agenda” New York, United States of America: 2016.
Committee on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Member (2011 till date )
Special Guest of Honor on One Asian Youth Mongolia XIII Asian Youth Council General Assembly, Mongolia: 2015
Special Guest of Honor on Youth Consolidated Development For Peace in Africa, Cotonou, Benin Republic: 2015
Nigerian Representative on Consultative Forum for the Establishment of a Regional Platform For National Youth Councils, Associations and Stakeholders (ECOWAS Commission), Abuja, Nigeria: 2015.
Nigerian Representative at the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) 16th General Assembly, Tirana-Albania: 2014
Nigerian Representative at the 2nd International Youth Forum on Peace & Security in Africa, Niamey, Niger Republic: 2015
Speaker at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Paper Presentation with the title (Youth Future within & outside the campus & the need for upgrade in the participation of youths in Nation Building)
World Merit Award of recognition for organizing a World Merit day event focusing on SDG’s 2016:
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Africa4Her Champion 2016
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Earth Day 2016 Merit Badge
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Challenge Merit Badge 2016
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Green Champion 2016
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Fellow 2016
Originally published at medium.com on July 9, 2015.
