Princess Olufemi-Kayode

Princess Olufemi-Kayode
Princess Olufemi-Kayode
Born Nigeria
Residence Lagos
Nationality Nigerian
Known for Children Right 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] 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

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

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

  1. 1 2 Olisa, Blessing. "'Why sexual abuse is rampant'". The Nation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Akindolie, Christianah (2013-01-17). Child Sexual Abuse: A Silent Epidemic. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781479714940.
  3. ↑ "Mapping of Laws, Policies and Services on Gender Based Violence and Its Intersections with HIV in Nigeria" (PDF).
  4. 1 2 "Princess Olufemi Abused but not hopeless". I share hope. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Adeboye, Olukemi. "I attempted suicide in my teenage years". The Point. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Teenagers' unwanted pregnancy nightmare". The Nation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Princess Olufemi-Kayode". Ashoka Fellow. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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