Nigeria Leaders

Advocacy Program Manager, Education as a Vaccine (EVA) | Nigeria Grace has over seven years of experience in designing and implementing sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) advocacy programs. Presently, Grace works as the advocacy program manager for  Education as a Vaccine (EVA), where she leads advocacy at the national, regional, and global levels on the health and rights of … Read More

Executive Director, Creative Arts for Development Center (CRADC) | Nigeria Franklin Pyokpung Zaure is the executive director at the Creative Arts for Development Centre (CRADC). He is the team lead for the Artists Against Desolation (AAD) project, an initiative that uses diverse alternative media tools to communicate development across different spectrums of social and human engagements. Franklin envisions a favorable … Read More

Reproductive Health Advisor/Volunteer, Family Healthcare Foundation (FAHCI) | Nigeria Esther Waryit Yonah is the reproductive health advisor for the Family Healthcare Foundation (FAHCI) and the state coordinator for the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria Nasarawa State Chapter. Esther is a public health nurse with over 16 years of experience in development work, especially in the areas of sexual and reproductive … Read More

CEO, Zoos Initiative for Women and Children | Nigeria Doo Kene Tsumba is an economist and  national advocate for gender equity in education for women and girls in Nigeria, currently serving as CEO for Zoos Initiative for Women and Children. As CEO, she leads a program to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), which encourages the enrollment of girls … Read More

CEO, Fantsuam Foundation | Nigeria Comfort Kazanka is a community development worker and founding member of the rural-based organization Fantsuam Foundation Nigeria. As the CEO, Comfort represents the management team on the Board of Directors and is responsible for implementing the decisions of the board. She additionally chairs the implementation team, a membership of five heads of programs, and receives … Read More

Program Manager, Earthspring International Outreach | Nigeria Chiamaka Ada Pius is a program manager and social worker. She is an advocate for women, girls, equity, social justice, and female mental emancipation, and runs a back-to-school initiative for underprivileged children and children who have dropped out of school. Chiamaka is a member of the Nigerian Association of Social Workers, International Society … Read More

Program Officer, First Step Action for Children Initiative | Nigeria Augustine Oyele Ayuba is a women and girls advocate. As a program officer at First Step Action For Children Initiative, he leads the projects SMILE and CSS, which aim to enhance  education, health, economic opportunity, and protections for women and girls. His vision is to create an enabling environment where … Read More

Program Officer, Centre for Girls Education (CGE) | Nigeria Aisha is an advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). As a program officer at CGE, she leads the Married Adolescent Safe Spaces Project, which prepares married adolescent girls to take control of their lives through family planning so as to move out of the circle of poverty in … Read More

Program Associate, African Center for Education Development (CLEDA-Africa) | Nigeria Abubakar is a program associate for the African Center for Education Development (CLEDA-Africa) and is passionate about girls empowerment and education. Abubakar led the implementation of the Arewa Girls Forum Safe Space Project, which was designed to support vulnerable and marginalized girls in Northern Nigeria experiencing challenges in education and … Read More

Program Manager, Child Education and Community Development Initiative | Nigeria Jonah is a dreamer, risk taker, and believer in humanity. He works for the Child Education and Community Development Initiative (CECDI), a local charitable organization that aims to promote and advocate for the well-being of marginalized women, children, and orphans. He started as a community volunteer and is now a … Read More