Princess Olufemi-Kayode
Princess Olufemi-Kayode | |
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| Born | Nigeria |
| Known for | Child rights activism |
| Title | Executive Director |
Princess Olufemi-Kayode (also known as Modupe Olufemi-Kayode)[1] is a Nigerian criminal justice psychologist and prominent child rights activist.[2][self-published source] Olufemi-Kayode became an Ashoka fellow in 2007. She is the Executive Director of Media Concern for Women and Children Initiative (MEDIACON), a non profit organisation (NGO) listed by the UNDP[3] which works with child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Early life and education
[edit]Princess is a child abuse survivor,[4] who was abused several times by her close associates.[1] In 1979, she wrote two poems about her child abuse experience.[5]
Career
[edit]She worked as a columnist in The Punch newspaper, where she managed a column called "Princess Column". She is an international speaker and lover of children. In 2000, she founded Media Concern Initiative for Women and Children, a non-governmental organisation for women and children that focuses in the field of sexual violence prevention and crisis response in Nigeria and Africa.[6] She has appeared in various radio talk shows and television programmes.[4] She became an Ashoka fellow in 2007.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olisa, Blessing. "Why sexual abuse is rampant". The Nation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Akindolie, Christianah (2013-01-17). Child Sexual Abuse: A Silent Epidemic. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781479714940.
- ^ "Mapping of Laws, Policies and Services on Gender Based Violence and Its Intersections with HIV in Nigeria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Princess Olufemi Abused but not hopeless". I share hope. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Adeboye, Olukemi. "I attempted suicide in my teenage years". The Point. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Teenagers' unwanted pregnancy nightmare". The Nation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Princess Olufemi-Kayode". Ashoka Fellow. Retrieved 17 February 2017.