Nigeria Leaders

Executive Director, Center for Human Awareness and Intellectual Development | Nigeria Uche Obioha T. is a social reformer with  passion towards enthroning social justice, particularly in the areas of education and gender equity. Over the years, Uche has been driving social changes in the local government areas and communities of Nasarawa State. She is the founder and the executive director … Read More

Executive Director, Sarah Nathaniel Snart Foundation | Nigeria Sarah Nathaniel Yanayork is a legal practitioner and an advocate for social change. She is the co-founder of Sarah Nathaniel Snart Foundation, which works to create better social spaces that promote the inclusion of vulnerable persons in her community, particularly children, women, girls, youths, and persons living with disabilities (PWDs), by building … Read More

Founder and Executive Director, Bookaclan Literacy Initiative | Nigeria Samuel is an inclusive and equitable quality education advocate. He is the founder of Bookaclan Literacy Initiative, where he delivers strategic leadership aimed at driving literacy development. A multiple grant recipient, he has helped set up several literacy hubs and libraries in schools in low-income communities. A Commonwealth 100 and Teach … Read More

Women and Girls Rights Program Officer, Hope For the Village Child Foundation | Nigeria Salama Kasang Ibrahim is a medical microbiologist who has a passion for empowering women and girls to demand their rights. As the women and girls rights program officer for Hope for the Village Child Foundation, Salama equips women and girls with the skills needed to help … Read More

Program Manager, Centre for Women Youth and Community Action (NACWYCA) | Nigeria Ozioma Ihuoma is the program manager at Centre for Women Youth and Community Action (NACWYCA), a nongovernmental organization, focused on the mobilization and empowerment of women. She leads a program called DREAMS-Likes for adolescent girls. Ozioma has a master’s degree in development studies and is a certified project … Read More

Executive Director, Teenage Network | Nigeria Olanike Timipa-Uge is an adolescent sexual and reproductive health advocate with nine years of experience in improving access to quality education and health for adolescent girls in Nigeria. In her current role as the Executive Director of Teenage Network, she balances classroom lessons with life-skills and comprehensive sexuality education for adolescent girls in school, … Read More

Founder/CEO, YandyTech Community | Nigeria Mohammed Bayero Yayandi is the founder and CEO of YandyTech Community. He is a social entrepreneur, community development practitioner, content writer, documentarian, and photographer with interest in blockchain and data for sustainable development. He was featured on British Council Nigeria’s blog as a changemaker. Rise Up Together Cohort: Nigeria 2022

Executive Director, Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative | Nigeria Margaret Bolaji-Adegbola is an international development professional and an articulate voice on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health in Nigeria. Margaret is the founder and executive director of Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative, a registered youth-led organization dedicated to ensuring that every girl in Nigeria, no matter where … Read More

Executive Director, International Center for Accelerated Development (ICAD) | Nigeria Kevin Anthony Nnadi is the executive director of the International Center for Accelerated Development (ICAD), which is a nongovernmental organization. He is an economist and project management expert offering 10 years of experience in the third sector and works with rural communities in Nigeria supporting them to find their voice. … Read More

Program Officer, Gender and Social Justice, Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) | Nigeria Joy Gadani is a trained journalist, entrepreneur, and development worker. As the program officer of gender and social justice for the Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), she is currently working with the team on a project to prevent gender-based violence in Kaduna State Northwest Nigeria. She serves … Read More