Nigeria Leaders

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

Ezinne Ezeani She Can Nigeria Ezinne is the Founder of She Can Nigeria, an empowerment movement for today’s Nigerian women to realize and build her potential irrespective of her background. She is also the current MD, ZK Signature Limited a Corporate Tour & Event Management company. She holds a Master’s Degree in Managerial Psychology from the University of Lagos, along … Read More

Ezenwa Okoro Street Project Foundation Ezenwa Okoro has fourteen years’ experience working in the youth and community development sector. He is a Mandela Washington Fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative. He is the Program Manager of Street Project Foundation, a Social Enterprise that uses Creative Arts as a tool to facilitate opportunities for youth employment and engagement. Ezenwa is … Read More

Ekpo “Gift” GodsGift Improved Sexual Health and Rights Advocacy Initiative (ISHRAI) Gift is a Program Officer with ISHRAI, a community-led organization working to reduce discrimination and violence against adolescent girls and other vulnerable youth. His background as a paralegal along with his work with ISHRAI has built his expertise in community development and mobilization, human rights, and advocacy. Gift is also … Read More

Ebele Okoye Women’s Board Educational Corporation Society Ebele is the Director of Education in Women’s Board Educational Cooperation Society, an organization based in Lagos, Nigeria focusing on the provision of vocational training in catering and hospitality management, leadership training, literacy, education for the rights of women and families, and running out-of-school programmes for teenagers. In addition, she heads a leadership … Read More

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 … Read More

Betty Abah Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) With 10 years of experience in the NGO sector, Betty is the Founder and Executive Director of CEE-HOPE which works with at-risk girls in slum communities across Nigeria, including Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest urban slum settlement. CEE-HOPE’s programs focus on increasing girl leadership, mentorship and developing their skills … Read More

Amaka Narah Enemo Passion and Concern for Women Welfare and Empowerment Initiative (PACOWWEI) Amaka is the national coordinator of Nigeria Sex Workers Association (NSWA) and the Executive Director of PACOWWEI, a female sex-worker community-based organization. As a passionate advocate, Amaka advocates on a number of key issues, including for the inclusion of Pre-Exposure Prophalaxis (PrEP) in Nigeria’s National treatment guidelines … Read More