Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
Born (1963-06-11) 11 June 1963 (age 61)
Liverpool, England
NationalityNigerian
Citizenship
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Feminist activist, gender specialist, policy advocate, writer
Known forCo-founding the African Women's Development Fund[1][2]
Spouse
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(m. 1989)​
Awards2018 Zik Leadership Prize for humanitarian Leadership by Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC).[3][4][5][6]

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (born 11 June 1963) is a Nigerian-British feminist activist, policy advocate, social change philanthropy practitioner and writer.

She was first lady of Ekiti State, Nigeria as wife of Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.[7][8]

Fayemi is the founder of Above Whispers Media Foundation and writes a weekly column called Loud Whispers at the website Abovewhispers.com.[9][10][11] She set up a mentoring program called The Wrapper Network. She was a UN Women Nigeria Senior advisor (2017–2018) and is a Visiting Senior ⁶Research Fellow at the Africa Leadership Center, King's College London.[12][13]

  1. ^ History - The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
  2. ^ Olabisi Adeleye-Fayemi - Synergos
  3. ^ Erelu Fayemi, two governors, former Ghanaian President win Zik leadership prize - The Guardian
  4. ^ Erelu Fayemi, Otedola, Two Governors, Ex-Ghanaian President Win Zik LeadershipPrize
  5. ^ Erelu Fayemi, two govs, former Ghanaian President win Zik Leadership Prize
  6. ^ Mrs. Fayemi receives Zik Prize award - The Nation Online
  7. ^ "Office of the First Lady – Ekiti State Website". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Bisi Adeleye - Fayemi". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Above Whispers - About". AboveWhispers. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. ^ "The pulse of girl child in 'Loud Whispers'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. ^ "H.E. Olabisi Adeleye-Fayemi. Government of Ekiti, Nigeria – Casa Foundation". casafoundation.ca. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. ^ "King's College London - Ms. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Bisi... - Nigeria Hall of Fame Records". Facebook. Retrieved 28 May 2022.