1. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi was born on 11 June 1963 and is a Nigerian-British feminist activist, policy advocate, social change philanthropy practitioner and writer.
12 Facts About Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is the wife of Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi set up a mentoring program called The Wrapper Network.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi has a BA and MA in history from the University of Ife, now the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi received her MA in Gender and Society from Middlesex University, UK.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi was the Director of Akina Mama wa Afrika from 1991 to 2001, it is an international organisation for African women with offices in London and Kampala.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi co-founded the African Women's Development Fund, a grant-making foundation for women's organisations based in Ghana and served as the first CEO from 2001 to 2010.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is one of the founders of the African Grantmakers Network in 2009.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi was one of the conveners of the African Feminist Forum which was launched in 2006 and was a member of the Regional Working Group as well as the Nigeria National Working Group.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi used her platform as First Lady to influence legal and policy frameworks and to mobilise resources from a wide range of stakeholders, for the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi was Chair of the Ekiti State GBV Management Committee as well as Chair of the Ekiti State AIDS Control Agency.
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi was Chair, Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum and under her leadership, the NGWF became a visible and active platform for the protection of women and children.