Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin

Nigerian women's activist

Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin (born Abisoye Abosede Ajayi, 19 May 1985) is a social impact entrepreneur and human development expert whose work cuts across education, youth development, and public leadership.

Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin in 2018

Quotes

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  • I hope every ladies see themselves as Great.
    • [1] Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaking on: Greatness.
  • One thing I want my girls to hold onto is, regardless of where they are coming from, they can make it...
    • [2] Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks during an interview with CNN.
  • I believe you can still find diamonds in these places
    • [3] Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks about girls in the slum.
  • Technology is a space that's dominated by men. Why should we leave that to guys? I believe girls need opportunities.
    • [4] Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks on girls in tech.
  • Most girls are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. Many of them are not thinking education, a plan for the future... They need to be shown another life
    • [5] Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks on girls in Makoko Slum.
  • You can imagine the kind of brilliance we have in people, but you never discover or see them if you don't give them opportunities to shine.
    • [6]Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks on girls in Makoko Slum.
  • Makoko is a case study, isn't something you can fully understand. It took me a while to understand a lot of things about what goes on in that place.
    • [7]Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin speaks on: Makoko, Lagos.
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