Blessing Abeng

Blessing Abeng (born 16 October 1994) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder of Disha, now acquired by Flutterwave. She is one of the founders of Ingressive for Good (I4G), a tech non-profit organization.After acquiring a degree in Biochemistry from Covenant University, Nigeria, she proceeded to Orange Academy, Lagos where she studied branding professionally.[1] In 2022, she won the African Achiever Award of the year and in 2023, she was listed in the "Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30. She is a leading woman and award winning star in branding and communications.[2]

Quotes

• It’s not that audacity doesn’t belong to women, it’s that women don’t know that they can harness it to the best of their ability.[3]

• We don't feel confident 100% of the time, and sometimes, we just need somebody to remind us of our awesomeness.[4]

• Don’t be comfortable being the only woman in the room.[5]

• It’s okay to be the first, but it’s not okay to be the only.[6]

• I realized that when people underestimate you, you don’t even have to do way too much to blow them from their seats, based on how excellent you are.[7]

• You always just have to show that you’re the better person in every space that you go into.[8]

• I grew up wanting to be a medical doctor because I wanted to save lives, and I am doing that now, but not in the hospital.[9]

• “I think that tech might be our way out of poverty.” On the role of technology in transforming economic futures in Africa.[10]

• I didn’t grow up thinking there was anything I couldn’t do.[11]

• "The goal of an experiment is not to be right but to discover.“Blessing's favourite quote

• "I think that Tech might be Our Way out of Poverty." [12]

• Tech is showing a new perspective on the African continent, showing how amazing and talented our people are as opposed to the general opinion of us as a poverty-stricken continent.[13]

• Being able to be scared and still do things and be successful in them is inspiring, the people around me are inspiring. [14]

• Seeing people’s lives change or watching them be just a little bit better is very inspiring for me. [15]

• I just want to be sure that I’m a catalyst no matter what I’m doing. [16]

• Tech is a leveler. It doesn’t care about your age, race, gender, country, or anything like that. It only cares about your skills… You just have to start.” On democratizing access to technology education.[17]