Ibijoke Faborode
Ibijoke Faborode is a Nigerian gender advocate. She is the co-founder and the chief executive officer of ElectHER[1][2] a non-governmental organization that calls for women's participation in politics. In 2022, she was listed among the 100 influential women by BBC News.[3]
Early life
She was born in Ile-Ife Osun State. She grew up in a university environment Obafemi Awolowo University[4] where her father Micheal Faborode was a university lecturer.
Education
She obtained her bachelor's degree in history and international relations at Obafemi Awolowo University. She obtained her second degree in project management with area of specialization on development and she is currently doing her second master's degree on social business and entrepreneur at London School of Economics.[4]
Career
She has served as the Head of Agritech and Healthcare Advisory, West Africa with the United Kingdom department of International Trade.[5] In a pan-African based media group Jeune Afrique, she served as the Regional Business Development Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Awards and nominations
In the year 2019, she was one of the One Young World Dutch Scholar[6]. In 2019, She was nominated for Future Awards Africa Prize for Public Service[7]. In 2022, she was part of 60 women awarded for leading development in Africa[8]. She was among the 100 influential women listed by BBC News in 2022[9]
References
- ↑ "ElectHER – Advancing Women's Participation in Politics and Public Life". Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "Group laments high number of PVCs not collected for 2023 election - Businessday NG". businessday.ng. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ibijoke Faborode: Advancing Inclusion of Women in Politics – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "May 21, 2019 — Page 13 of 29". NNN. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "One Young World Enterprise for Peace Scholars | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ TFAA (2019-11-04). "The Future Awards Africa Prize For Public Service". The Future Awards Africa. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "Announcing our Top 60 African Women In Development (AWID 2022)". Donors For Africa Foundation. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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