12 Facts About Temie Giwa-Tubosun

Temie Giwa-Tubosun was born on Oluwaloni Olamide Giwa, December 1985 and is a Nigerian-American health manager, founder of LifeBank, a business enterprise in Nigeria working to improve access to blood transfusions in the country.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun grew up in Ila, Ilesha, and in Ibadan until she was fifteen.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun attended Osseo Senior High School, Minnesota, and graduated in 2003.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun then attended the Minnesota State University Moorhead and graduated in 2007.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun worked briefly at Fairview Health Services in Minnesota in 2010.

On 21 May 2012, Temie Giwa-Tubosun founded a non-governmental organisation called "One Percent Blood Donation Enlightenment Foundation" or One Percent Project with the aim of ending blood shortage, educating people on the importance of blood donation for anyone in need of blood, to overcome fears, prejudice, myths and apathy of people on blood donation, and to increase an efficient distribution network of blood in blood banks in Nigeria.

In January 2016, Temie Giwa-Tubosun founded LifeBank, a business organisation set up to tackle the problem of blood shortage in Nigeria.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun was one of the two women Zuckerberg referenced in his town hall meeting the next day.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun was the third Nigerian on the list, along with veteran broadcaster Funmi Iyanda and Obiageli Ezekwesili, Nigeria's former minister of education.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun was described in the selection as someone "to take notice of now [and] in the future", making a difference around the world by the BBC.

In March 2023, Temie Giwa-Tubosun was named among the "15 African Female Founders You Should Know In 2023" by African Folder.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun lives in Lagos with her husband, Kola Tubosun who is a writer and linguist, and their son, Eniafe.