Princess Olufemi-Kayode

Princess Olufemi-Kayode
Born
Nigeria
Known forChild rights activism
TitleExecutive 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

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. ^ a b 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2017-02-25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b "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.