Changing Lives Through Chess With Tunde Onakoya (Founder of Chess In Slums Africa)

Quote - “This frail body will house the greatest spirit humanity willever know.”The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid tostep into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hopeto empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potentialand contribute to the development of a bold and progressive blackcommunity.Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts aboutleaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevantafterwards.This episode features Tunde Onakoya, Founder of Chess In Slums Africa;a non-profit organisation that utilises the game of chess to educateand empower underprivileged children to achieve far more than theircircumstances.Tunde holds a National Diploma in Computer Science from Yaba Collegeof Technology and created Chess in Slums Africa to use chess as a toolto educate and propel the destiny of children out of poverty.He is passionate about equaling the playing field and has a goal toeducate 1 million children in slum communities in 5 years.Listen and enjoy as Tunde talks to us about his journey with Chess InSlums Africa and redressing the imbalance in society.Tunde’s Reading ListPhilosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophyfor Modern Problems by Jules Evanshttps://amzn.to/3DMbVLFThe Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Povertyby Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, Karen Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3DNoFBOSelf-Discipline through Ikigai and Kaizen (Longevity and Happiness atHand) by Mark Morimotohttps://amzn.to/3lnLVQbManifesto for a Moral Revolution Paperback – May 4, 2021 by Jacqueline Novogratzhttps://amzn.to/3RGYd2iShow Notes1:29 Background and discovery of chess4:31 Creation and mission of Chess In Slums Africa9:07 Impact on children/slums11:28 Ferdinand with cerebral palsy winning the chess tournament in Makoko14:17 Partnership with chess.com16:10 Finding purpose with Chess In Slums Africa19:42 Fulfilling potential linked to mission of Chess In Slums Africa22:43 Reading list25:24 Future plans and how to get involved/support27:28 Title of the book about your life28:13 What does being Afropolitan mean to youThe Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, orwherever you get your podcasts.Want to learn more about Afropolitan?Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitanWebsite - https://www.afropolitan.io/