This is the full speech to undergraduates, faculties and staff of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy during the TalkADA event. The TalkADA is an initiative of ADA students basically a motivational platform imitating the TEDtalk. Speakers at the TalkADA event were my humble self (Nick Nwolisa) and Elnur Eyvazov.
2. Migration is not a 21st century
thing. It’s been practiced since
the beginning of the world.
3. For about 8 years since I have lived
in Azerbaijan I have been able to
develop projects that have
supported lifting war victims from
poverty and provide paths to
decent livelihoods. My record
speaks for itself and it’s a legacy
I'm very proud of. Nobody takes
that from me. #IAmAMigrant
4. First Azerbaijan non-state
Vocational Training Center for war
victims, first Cooperative Farm for
war victims, Irrigation for
farmers, telling stories of
Azerbaijan war victims on global
platforms and forums, supporting
Azerbaijan rural youth
development. .. These are my
records. #IAmAMigrant
5. … and of course your professional
legacy pales into insignificance
compared to your personal legacy
#WeAreMigrants
What a wonderful way to put
migration into perspective. The
personal legacy!
6. It was fascinating to learn about the
fascination as well as ignorance of
the early foreign sojourners to that
part of the world.
8. Someone once told me that in
every 3 black men you come
across, 1 is a Nigerian. I can’t
confirm that statistics but the point
is Nigerians are everywhere, all
over the world.
10. Wherever one finds themselves,
you have to resolve on how to
become part of the positive
change. The question I had asked
myself then was: how could I add
to this place where I have found
myself? There was no running; no
going back; Nigeria is never an
option.
11. I believe in the principle that it is a
man’s talent that will make him
stand before kings and prince.
12. The earth is constantly evolving. It
is always on the move, so are
humans too. So irrespective of
wherever we find ourselves, we too
can be that positive change. For
me it was contributing to serving
humanities, but it could be
anything, it could be just finding
that solution to one of the
numerous problems in today world.