Nigeria s Women Are a Powerful Collective. How Are They Changing History?
Feminist Coalition’s Laila Johnson-Salami on how women in Nigeria will keep fighting.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The UN’s Global Goal 5 advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a fundamental human right, but girls and women around the world do not yet have equal opportunities to boys and men. Join us and take a stand for a world where #SheIsEqual here.
In 1929, three decades before it gained independence, Nigeria saw the Aba women’s march, now one of the most famous feminist moments in Nigerian history. In 2020, it saw the #EndSARS protests, the biggest protest against police brutality the country has ever seen.
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Young, Bold, Feminist: How Is Nigeria’s Damilola Odufuwa Creating Space for Africa’s Women?
Feminist Coalition co-founder Damilola Odufuwa on empowerment of women, equality, and education.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
There s no country in the world where girls and women yet have equal opportunities to boys and men. The UN’s Global Goal 5 advocates for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a fundamental human right. Join us and take a stand for a world where #SheIsEqual here.
Damilola Odufuwa is quite the force among Nigeria’s emerging young feminists. The University of Kent graduate has worked at media juggernauts like MTV, Universal Music Group, and National Geographic; and led teams at CNN, Zikoko, Konbini, and now cryptocurrency firm, Binance, leading its public relations efforts across Africa.