As a student, Faith found herself taking on a supporting role to many other international students who were also studying online courses at the University. Faith would often check up on students who were absent from certain classes, or who needed help getting coursework completed.
“At the time,” Faith says, “there was an online student lounge for Nigerian students coordinated by Hakeem Olomowewe. This platform made it easy to connect with current students not just classmates, so I was able to reach out to many and offer support when they needed it.” This would prove to be the foundation of the University of Liverpool Nigeria Alumni Community that Faith would go on to run.
“One of my key projects and professional achievements was succeeding in officially setting up and launching the University of Liverpool Alumni Network in Nigeria. I developed and implemented effective structures and programmes for the network which has grown to a membership of more than 600 professionals from different fields,” says Faith.
She would grow the network by attending graduations to congratulate and recruit new Nigerian alumni, as well as hosting at least seven events across Nigeria a year, whilst also attending careers fairs to help encourage student recruitment to the University.
She is particularly proud to have supported and helped fellow alumnus Chika Chukwumerije, who won the bronze medal in Men’s Taekwondo at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He was the recipient of the British Council UK Alumni Awards Social Impact Award in 2016. Upon winning that award, Chika said: “I was happy that the University of Liverpool Alumni Network in Nigeria who, galvanised by Faith Osiobe, supported me with their votes and well wishes.”
Faith was nominated for this award by five members of the Nigerian Alumni Network, another sign of the impact she has made to the Nigerian Alumni community.