Adebola Oluchi Aderibigbe
Adebola is an 18-year-old girl child advocate and a member of the Girls Advisory Board of HACEY Health Initiative in Lagos, Nigeria. Her advocacy journey for the rights and equality of the girl child started at 15 when she won the annual essay contest organised by HACEY, "What Gender Equality Means To Me". Adebola has an initiative called "Girls Matter Too" and she is a volunteer member of The Legend Life Skills Foundation, a NGO set up with the aim of equipping young people - especially girls - with skills for success. She hopes to be one of the leading young women tackling Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5 - Quality Education and Gender Equality - through her advocacy.
One action Adebola would like everyone to take:
"SPEAK UP! Each passing day of your life is an opportunity to speak up and make a difference. I don't believe that one is too young or too old to make an impact. We can't do this alone. We need each other. Be the change. YOU ARE ENOUGH."