IKANKE WAS TIRED OF VOLUNTEERING WITHOUT INCOME
Ikanke had a good heart.
He loved helping people.
For five years, he volunteered with different NGOs; organizing outreaches, coordinating field workers, writing sheets upon sheets of field data reports, here and there.
But the truth was, he was broke.
He loved the work, but he couldn’t keep surviving on transport stipends and “God bless you.”
Every time a new paid role was announced at the NGO, he applied.
And every time, he got the same feedback:
“We need someone who is techy and can handle digital reports and documentation.”
He always lost the role to someone who “understood spreadsheets, data entry, office tools, working on a computer, or digital reporting.”
Ikanke began to wonder - is it really just working on a computer with different tools, that is standing between me and being employed here?
Then one day, a friend forwarded him a post from Data-Entry Academy.
It read:
“Learn the workplace and digital tools that make you employable in just 30 days.”
That line felt written for him.
He didn’t waste time.
He enrolled in Batch 14.
In one month, Ikanke learnt spreadsheets and tools for recordkeeping, report writing, project management, virtual meetings, bookkeeping, collaboration, project management, budgeting and even how to make proper digital documentation for projects.
His eyes opened.
He realized that the real reason he was stuck was not because he wasn’t smart, but because he wasn’t skilled in the modern tools that organizations now use.
His work pattern changed.
Every task was now digitally done.
Asides getting his uncle to buy him a laptop, he started spending extra hours at the NGO office, turning all his field paper work into digital records and working digitally. He even deployed a bookkeeping tool for the NGO.
He also started helping some staff members with their excessive work during times of pressure and deadlines.
Five months after graduation, the NGO opened a new donor-funded project.
They needed someone to manage the project reports, data, and field submissions.
Ikanke applied again and this time, confident.
He prepared a sample donor report using Google Sheets and Slides, and attached to his application.
When they saw his work, the team lead was excited at his growth.
“You’ve improved so much. Did you take a course?”
Ikanke smiled, “Yes. I went to a school called Data-Entry Academy. They teach workplace skills and tools.”
He got the role, his first paid position in 5 years of volunteering.
Today, he is a Programs and Reporting Officer for the same NGO that once turned him down.
His life changed the moment he decided to skill up.
You might love what you do…
But if you don’t have the skills that make your work valuable, you will keep being overlooked.
Don’t let that happen again.
Upgrade your skills now, just like Ikanke did.
Now it’s time to enroll in Data-Entry Academy Batch 18.
Classes start 01Nov2025. It's the last batch of the year.
Deadline to enroll is 28Oct2025.
₦43,000
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for enrollment after payment.
See you in the Academy soon.
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