A Young Nigerian Lady named Kelechi Okwuchi who survived plane crash burns has bagged a Masters degree from the University of St. Thomas in the United States..
Kelechi Okwuchi is one of the two survivors in the Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash that happened in Nigeria on December 10, 2005. The plane crashed claimed 107 lives, 60 of which were her schoolmates from Loyola Jesuit College in Nigeria.
Kechi received third degree burns in over 65% of her body and was given a 30% chance of survival after the crash. She was immediately air-lifted to Milpark Hospital in South Africa for medical attention and treatment.
Later on, she was transferred to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States where she undergone over a hundred reconstructive surgeries before her recovery.
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Upon her recovery, Kechi continued her education in the United States and bagged her bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas, Houston Texas in the United States with a first-class honors.
Furthering on, Kechi has recently bagged her Masters of Business Administration from the same University of St. Thomas, Texas.
She shared her achievements on her Instagram page with beautiful pictures and videos from her graduation ceremony.
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”Kechi Okwuchi, MBA. Officially.And thank you @stthomashouston for everything #graduate #classof2023,” she captioned her post.
Kechi is also building a strong portfolio for herself in the United states. She is a Singer and Motivational Speaker.
Kechi was a speaker at TedxEuston where she gave a talk titled ”Girls know thyself”. She also took part in the twelfth season of America’s Got Talent in 2017 as a singer, and finished the competition as a finalist.
She participated in America’s Got Talent ”The Champions in 2019”, where the judge gave her the golden buzzer, sending her straight to the final. But in the final she didn’t come in the top 5.
Kechi hopes to keep serving as an inspiration to all burn survivors and bully victim.
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