Ifeyinwa Egwaoje

Social entrepreneur

Ifeyinwa is the Fellowship Director for Ashoka Africa, she joined Ashoka as the Venture and Fellowship manager of Anglophone West Africa in 2013. Born in Nigeria where women are denied equal opportunities to men she has committed her life to creating an environment where women and men have equal opportunities to live quality lives. She started off as an adolescent reproductive health and gender development trainer, positioning young women with information and skills to question gender roles and become visible and empowered members of their communities. In 2010 Ifeyinwa became one of the Young Champions of maternal health selected to a fellowship where she learnt how to use a volunteer method to provide practical support to pregnant women during pregnancy until the baby is one year old. Afterwards she went back to Nigeria and started the Birthing Project Nigeria, providing women with access to quality medical care before, during and after deliveries. She holds a Bachelors’ degree in Sociology and a Post Graduate diploma in guidance and counselling