Adepeju Jaiyeoba

Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba
Adepeju Jaiyeoba in 2014
Born
Adepeju Opeyemi Mabadeje

(1983-11-06) November 6, 1983
Lagos, Nigeria
EducationObafemi Awolowo University
OccupationSocial Entrepreneur/Lawyer/Activist
Known forCreating delivery kits for Nigerian mothers and inspiring many young Africans to action
Parent(s)Mr. Gbenga Mabadeje and Mrs. Feyisara Mabadeje
Notes
Audio interview (Wiki Loves Women Radio)

Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba Listenⓘ(born November 1983) is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and activist. She created the Brown Button Foundation, which provides low cost health care options and delivery kits containing basic sterile supplies for expectant mothers in Nigeria.

Life

Jaiyeoba trained as a lawyer and attended Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife.[1][2] She also studied Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin.[2][3]

Jaiyeoba's mission to reduce maternal and child mortality in Nigeria began after the death of a close friend during childbirth in 2011. She discovered that each year, 145 women die in childbirth and 2,300 children die before reaching the age of five in the country.[4]

In response, she started the Brown Button Foundation. In 2014 the foundation began providing birth kits to help prevent health issues resulting from lack of sterile supplies during childbirth, such as infections due to the use of rusty blades for severing umbilical cords. By 2015, they had distributed 8,000 kits[4] and by 2017, 300,000.[5]

Jaiyeoba was mentioned by Barack Obama in his address in 2014 to the Young African Leaders Presidential Summit in Washington[6] and was also hosted at the White House in 2015.[2]

In 2017 she gave a TEDx talk.[1]

Awards

  • She is a White House Emerging Global Entrepreneur [7]
  • She is a PATH International Innovation Champion
  • 2018 USADF and Citi Foundation Venture showcase winner [8][7]
  • Frost and Sullivan African Sterilized birth kit innovation award winner
  • One of 2017 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria
  • 2017 Crans Montana Young Leader of Tomorrow awardee
  • JCI top 10 Outstanding Young Persons of the World awardee 2017 [7]
  • JCI top 10 Outstanding Young Person of Nigeria awardee 2017 [5]
  • D-Prize awardee in Global Health [7]
  • 2018 Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards Winner [9]
  • 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow [10][7]
  • Fellow of the Unreasonable Institute
  • Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) member[1]
  • 2015 Young Innovator of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH)[5]
  • Africa's top 10 female entrepreneur for Diaspora Demo day
  • 2015 YNaija top 10 most influential Nigerians under 40 (Advocacy) [7]
  • 2015 Cordes Fellow.[1][7]
  • Commonwealth Point of Light Award Winner [11]
  • HRH Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize Winner in 2018.[12]
  • Opportunity Desk June 2015 Young Person of the month.[13]

Public speaking

Jaiyeoba has been featured on various high level platforms. She spoke at the Africa Shared Value Summit in 2020;[2] The Platform Nigeria - beyond politics in 2018;[14] Social Media Week Lagos in 2018;[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d TEDx Talks (2017-06-30), How to reform the health care system | Adepeju Jaiyeoba | TEDxGbagada, retrieved 2018-05-09
  2. ^ a b c d "Adepeju Jaiyeoba". Africa Shared Value Summit. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ "From law to health: Adepeju Jaiyeoba's entrepreneurship journey". Businessday NG. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. ^ a b Minter, Harriet (2015-03-27). "10 minutes with: Adepeju Jaiyeoba, maternity campaigner". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. ^ a b c "JCI". jci.cc. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. ^ "Delivering Hope to Mothers | YALI". Young African Leaders Initiative Network. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "ADEPEJU JAIYEOBA – Brown Button Foundation". Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  8. ^ "A Business Solution to Deliver Life-Saving Services for Mothers in Nigeria — U.S. African Development Foundation". US African Development Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  9. ^ "2018 Young Entrepreneurs Awards Winner: Adepeju Jaiyeoba". Unilever global company website. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. ^ "Adepeju Opeyemi Jaiyeoba". IREX. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. ^ "Brown Button Foundation Nigeria". Points of Light. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  12. ^ "Adepeju Jaiyeoba announced as the winner of the 2018 The Prince of Wales Prize — Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership". Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  13. ^ "Adepeju Jaiyeoba from Nigeria is the OD June 2015 Young Person of the Month | Opportunity Desk". 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  14. ^ "Adepeju Jaiyeoba – The Platform Nigeria". Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  15. ^ "Adepeju Jaiyeoba's schedule for Social Media Week Lagos". socialmediaweeklagos2018.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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