Zuriel Oduwole

Zuriel Oduwole
Born
Zuriel Elise Oduwole

July 2002
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Organization(s)Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up
Notable work
Websitewww.zurieloduwole.com

Zuriel Elise Oduwole is an American education advocate[1][2][3][4] and film maker best known for her works on the advocacy for the education of girls in Africa. Her advocacy has since made her in the summer of 2013 at the age of 10, the youngest person to be profiled by Forbes.[5][6] In November 2014, at age 12, Zuriel became the world's youngest filmmaker to have a self-produced and self-edited work screened, after her film showed in two movie chains,[7][8] and then went on to show in Ghana, England, South Africa, and Japan.[9][10][11]

Zuriel meeting US Secretary of State Kerry January 6th 2017

Oduwole has met with 31[12][13] presidents and prime ministers in line with her education advocacy and various global socio-development work. Some of these include the leaders of Jamaica, Croatia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Liberia, South Sudan, Malta, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Guyana, Sierra Leone and Namibia. She has also appeared in popular television stations including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, BBC and CNN.[8] In 2013, Oduwole was listed in the New African Magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People" [14] and in October 2017, Harvard University graduate school featured her development story.[15]

  1. ^ Theirworld (19 July 2020). "At just 15, Zuriel has talked about girls' education to 24 presidents and prime ministers". Theirworld. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "US teen 'unstoppable' in fight for girl power in Africa". Yahoo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sisi interviewed by American teenage advocate Oduwole". EgyptToday. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Zuriel Oduwole: Filmmaker and Campaigner for Girls' Education. ISBN 978-1-4271-2076-2.
  5. ^ "Meet Inspiring 11 Year-Old Zuriel Oduwole! Watch her Ebonylife Interview". BellaNaija. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Zuriel Oduwole Archives". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Wonderkid Zuriel Oduwole takes on Michael Jackson in new documentary". The Guardian. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ a b Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (30 April 2015). "She's made 4 films, interviewed 14 heads of state – oh, and she's only 12". CNN. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  9. ^ Peters, Oreoluwa (8 May 2016). "13-year-old Nigerian filmmaker, Zuriel Oduwole featured on CNBC Africa (WATCH) - YNaija". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ^ "CNBC Profiles 13 Year Old Film Maker - ZURIEL ODUWOLE | Magazeti ya leo| Tanzania News |Tanzania Today". www.tanzaniatoday.co.tz. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. ^ Ellerson, Beti (3 March 2016). "AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG: Girl filmmaker Zuriel Oduwole: "…using my documentaries to tell Africa's story."". AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Teen film-maker urges girls to make a difference". jamaica-gleaner.com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ "20,000 Girls & President Bio Welcome San Bernardino Teen To Sierra Leone". citynewsgroup.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Zuriel Oduwole makes Africa's most Influential people list". The Nation. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up". Harvard Graduate School of Education. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.