Ibijoke Faborode - Wikiwand

Nigerian women's rights activist

Born

Osun

CitizenshipNigerian

EducationBachelor's degree in History and International Relations

AlmamaterObafemi Awolowo university

Ibijoke Faborode
Born	Osun
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	Bachelor's degree in History and International Relations
Alma mater	Obafemi Awolowo university
Occupation	Business
Organization	ElectHer
Father	Micheal Faborode
Awards	One Young World 2019 Dutch MFA

Ibijoke Faborode is the co-founder and CEO of Nigerian nonprofit ElectHER.^[1]

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]

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

↑ "Group launches campaign to fund women for 2023 elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
↑ "Ibijoke Faborode: Advancing Inclusion of Women in Politics - THISDAYLIVE". This Day. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
1 2 3 4 "IBIJOKE FABORODE". The Democracy and Culture Foundation. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
1 2 Science, London School of Economics and Political. "Marshall Scholars". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
1 2 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.
1 2 "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
↑ "18 Activists You Should Absolutely Look Out for in 2023". Global Citizen. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

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