A Nigerian woman is celebrating a major milestone after beginning a fully funded Master’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Calabria in Italy, five years after she posted photos of herself working in a cleaner’s uniform.
Reflecting on her journey in a post on X, she recalled how a colleague once asked why she felt comfortable sharing pictures of herself in the uniform.
She said she replied that the uniform did not determine her future, and she would not hide her reality just because others might judge her.
Five years on, she has now announced that she has won a fully funded scholarship to study for her MSc in Mathematics at the Italian university.
Thanking everyone who stood by her along the way, she wrote: “Alhamdulillah, always.”