Biola Ibiefo Ogunyemi

Good Women Association

Biola is the Executive Director of Good Women Association and serves as a local implementation partner for the Heartland Alliance International in Nigeria. She is a human rights activist fighting for the rights of women and young girls in Nigeria, with over 15 years’ experience working with communities to implement programs in the field of health promotion, sexual reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, rights/justice, especially area related to gender based violence, gender equity for women and girls at community, state and national level. She has also played a lead role in the development of the resettlement action plan (RAP) with Lagos state Government/World Bank to combat force evictions.

Rise Up Cohort: Nigeria 1 – 2018