Medupin Olusegun Paul Youth Hub Africa As a Youth Advocate, Medupin Olusegun Paul is a Program Manager with Youth Hub Africa working with youth-focused groups and organizations to ensure quality service delivery to young people. He is a passionate girl education advocate who fights to ensure the rights of women and girls. With nine years’ experience in youth development, organizational … Read More

Princess Mariam Adams HamazonACADEMIA Princess Mariam Adams is the founder and CEO of HamazonACADEMlA, an organization using Digital Media Technology to create a life of sustainability through hands-on and fieldwork to empower Nigerian young girls, youths, and women. For her work training youth in digital media and technology, she has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Africa Startup … Read More

Peter O. Adeleye Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation Peter Olugbenga Adeleye, is the National Coordinator for the Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation. He is an Information Technology expert, human rights educator, digital rights activist, and an entrepreneur with over sixteen years of experience in the youth development, gender equality, ICT, community safety, education, and entrepreneurship. Peter also serves as the … Read More

Oduwa Agboneni Nenis Foundation Oduwa Agboneni is the Executive Director at Nenis Foundation, a non-profit organization in partnership with Nenis Engineering Limited with a vision to transform the lives of women through Entrepreneurship Technical Vocational and Educational Engineering. She is a member of multiple national and international bodies of engineering and is also a registered Engineer with the Council for … Read More

Oyeyemi Pitan Vaccine Network for Disease Control Oyeyemi Pitan is the Program Manager for the Vaccine Network for Disease Control, a community-based non-profit that is committed to eliminating the burden of diseases in rural communities and urban slums through community sensitization and advocacy. She is a trained economist and accountant. Rise Up Cohort: Nigeria 1 – 2018

Omowumi Ogunrotimi Gender Mobile Counselling Initiative Omowumi serves as the Programs Officer for Gender Mobile Counselling Initiative in Nigeria, an initiative leveraging technology to raise awareness and mobilize action against gender-based violence. She was recently the only Nigerian selected for the Queen’s Commonwealth award for excellence in development work in the Africa/ Europe region. Rise Up Cohort: Nigeria 1 – 2018

Omokejimi Samuel Abayomi Miscmile Empowerment Initiatives Omokejimi is the Managing Director of Micsmile Empowerment initiatives in Lagos, Nigeria. Micsmile focuses on issues of gender-based violence and sexual reproductive health. He has a background in community mobilization and research. Rise Up Cohort: Nigeria 1 – 2018

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER) Oluwaseun is the Executive Director of STER, an award-winning youth-led organization engaging in policy advocacy towards ending gender-based violence while providing support to survivors of sexual violence and working with communities to change perceptions that contribute to gender inequality in Nigeria. She has passionately worked in over 40 communities across Nigeria advocating … Read More

Nsini Udonta Project Alert on Violence Against Women Nsini Udonta works with Project Alert on Violence Against Women, where she serves as the Shelter Administrator/ Program Officer. Part of her duties are to mobilize and generate demand by carrying out advocacy visits, sensitizing the community on domestic and sexual violence while also highlighting the need for communities to take a … Read More

Fabia Ogunmekan Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) Fabia Ogunmekan has spent the last 18 years working in the fields of law and development and has worked in various capacities with non-profits in the healthcare, gender and entrepreneurship sectors.  She is currently the Executive Secretary of Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) an NGO that advocates for gender parity and empowerment of … Read More