Linking and Learning Event I

In 2021, Cognito and its then partner NINE (Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria) hosted the first linking and learning event in Abuja, Nigeria at the Zuma Resort from the 14th-16th of September. The event brought together Voice grantees and other relevant stakeholders. The First Linking and Learning Event had about 15 grantees in attendance and housing over 50 people.

The main objectives of the event is for collaboration, knowledge and experience sharing, using a participatory approach and collectively developing a learning roadmap for grantees. The agenda for the event reflected Voice's theory of change, focusing on the three pillars of empowerment, amplification and influencing.