Meet the 29-Year Old Fashion Designer contributing to Girl-Child Education in Makoko

Hannah is a 29-year old fashion designer and she is contributing to girl-child education in Makoko, a floating slum in Lagos.

Teenage pregnancy is rampant in Makoko, and Hannah is helping the girls build a better future by sharing her skills with them and also engaging the services of her husband who works as an English Language tutor.

Hannah, who is also a teacher and an entrepreneur, makes clothes for people living in Makoko and elsewhere in Nigeria.

Hannah is trying to help women by sharing her skills with them, so they can succeed in business as she did. She speaks to BBC Minute about her work.

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