Ibijoke Faborode

Nigerian women's rights activist

Ibijoke Faborode is the co-founder and CEO of Nigerian nonprofit ElectHER.

Biography

Faborode was born in Osun State. Her father is Micheal Faborode, Vice chancellor at Obafemi Awolowo University.[1]

Faborode has a bachelor's degree in History and International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, a master's degree in Project Management from École de management de Normandie, and a master's degree in Social Business and Entrepreneurship from The London School of Economics.[2][3]

Faborode has a graduate degree in business. She worked for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, leading policy, trade and investment relations across West Africa.[2] She also managed communication campaigns for governments and brands and worked as the Regional Business Development Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for The Africa Report.[4][3]

After the 2019 Nigerian general election resulted in only four percent of female candidate's election, Faborode founded ElectHER to increase the number of women in government.[4] She also spearheaded the first African mobile app for election data analysis.[5]

Awards

  • 2019: One Young World 2019 Dutch MFA[2]
  • 2019: Public Service Nominee for The Future Awards Africa[2]
  • 2022: 100 Women (BBC)[5]
  • 2023: Global Citizen's 18 global activists to look out for[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ibijoke Faborode: Advancing Inclusion of Women in Politics - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "IBIJOKE FABORODE". The Democracy and Culture Foundation. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Marshall Scholars". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ a b Brownell, Ginanne (2023-10-03). "Across Africa, Young Leaders Emerge to Push for Change". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. ^ "18 Activists You Should Absolutely Look Out for in 2023". Global Citizen. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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