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
Aisha Aminu Bello
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
Abubakar Muhammed
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
Jonah Aboki
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
Anna Eke
Anna Eke Cummins West Africa Ltd. Anna is an Accountant and the Community Involvement Team leader for Cummins West Africa in Port Harcourt. She organizes community engagement activities and mobilizes the Cummins West Africa Port Harcourt team around issues such as malaria, girls’ education, and other important issues impacting the Port Harcourt community. She also serves as the Women’s Economic … Read More
Anne Ojumu
Anne Ojumu Cummins West Africa Ltd. Anne is a Service Vendor Coordinator with the Aftermarket business with Cummins West Africa and a member of the Community Involvement team where she helps carry out community projects in Lagos. She enjoys working in teams and advocating for positive change in her community. In university she was a member of a group called … Read More
Muna Onuzo
Muna Onuzo Foundation for Women in Film & Television in Nigeria Despite having the privilege of growing up in a middle class home with access to quality education, Muna recognized the plight of her peers who did not have access to education, fell pregnant before the age of 18, or were forced into early marriage, and she decided she wanted … Read More
Iretiola T. Adebayo-Olubi
Iretiola T. Adebayo-Olubi Foundation for Moral Value Orientation Iretiola is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Moral Value Orientation, an organization focusing on value orientation and education. She graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in Geography and Planning, starting her career in real estate and business. After many years in the real estate industry building her … Read More
Feyikemi Idowu Fabiyi
Feyikemi Idowu Fabiyi Sarah Adebisi Sosan Foundation Feyikemi is the Program Coordinator with Sarah Adebisi Sosan Foundation, a local organization dedicated to empowering women and youth to gain financial independence, reduce poverty, and enhance health, well-being, and education. Although her educational background is in banking and finance, her passion for women and girls began over 20 years ago when she … Read More
Tolulope Adeyemo
Tolulope Adeyemo Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women Foundation Tolulope serves as the Executive Director of the Working to Advance STEM Education in African Women (WAAW) Foundation, where she and her team implement numerous STEM education programs for girls in Nigeria. Tolulope is an advocate for girl child education and women’s empowerment and is committed to improving African … Read More
