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Ibijoke Faborode
Nigerian women's rights activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ibijoke Faborode is the co-founder and CEO of Nigerian nonprofit ElectHER.[1]
Biography
Faborode was born in Osun State. Her father is Micheal Faborode, Vice chancellor at Obafemi Awolowo University.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[3] She also managed communication campaigns for governments and brands and worked as the Regional Business Development Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for The Africa Report.[5][4]
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.[5] She also spearheaded the first African mobile app for election data analysis.[6]
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Awards
- 2019: One Young World 2019 Dutch MFA[3]
- 2019: Public Service Nominee for The Future Awards Africa[3]
- 2022: 100 Women (BBC)[6]
- 2023: Global Citizen's 18 global activists to look out for[7]
References
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