The countdown rounds off with the introduction of the  number one person Jtown top 10 personality of the year 2015

NUMBER 1. GRACE JERRY:

  Grace Jerry is a disability rights advocate, Peace promoter
and music artiste working to create an inclusive world where everyone counts.
Within the last few years Grace has brought freshness to advocacy efforts in Nigeria
through her unique blend of passion and music bringing prominence to the
important roles Persons with disabilities can play in National development.

In 2010 she emerged the first ever Miss Wheel Chair National Queen on African soil and has remained consistent
in her passion to mainstream disability in key development ever since. Grace
Jerry is the co-founder of the Inclusive Friends Association, an organization
that works to bring disability issues at the heart of development efforts in
Nigeria through advocacy, training and action.

With support from the Nigerian
Stability and Reconciliation Program(NSRP), Inclusive Friends undertook a groundbreaking study on documenting
the experiences of Women with Disabilities in the face of violence conflicts in
Plateau State with findings from study already shaping policy processes,
actions and programming at state levels in Nigeria.

Even in Water and Sanitation, Grace speaks up against
violence as demonstrated by her commitment at reducing risks of violence of
vulnerable groups such as girls and women with disabilities as a result of
inadequate access to Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Nigeria through her role as Water Aid Nigeria official Spokesperson on
Disability in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). In 2012 she spearheaded
a benefit concert tagged “Music for Toilets” and proceeds from her music album
used to provide 20 Toilets for School for the Blind Children Gindiri, Plateau
State

Grace Jerry
is a recipient of numerous awards and sits on diverse committees Including the
Sustainable Total Sanitation National Advisory Committee and Observatory steering
committee on Violence Against Women and Girls  respectively.

Early this
year, Grace Jerry participated in the Young African Leadership forum at
Washington DC where she joined other 500 young Africans to undergo 6 weeks
leadership exchange program. Highlight of the event was production of YALI
tribute song by Grace jerry and having the honour of introducing President
Obama on stage during the townhall meeting organized by the American president.

Grace Jerry – E Go Happen [Official YALI Tribute Video]

WATCH OUT FOR BRIEF INTERVIEW AND AWARD PRESENTATION TO (Grace Jerry)  THE NUMBER 1 TOP PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR… 

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