Tag Archives: Radiant Woman 2017
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Esther Ijewere: Breaking the Silence on Gender-Based Violence
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. Esther Ijewere wears many hats: writer, activist, youth advocate, mother, and the executive director of Rubies Ink Initiative. Esther sees each day of her life as a gift that has been given to her, and...
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Blessing Timidi-Digha: Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Nigeria
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. At 17, Blessing Timidi-Digha was pregnant, single, and overcome with shame. Nigeria remains largely conservative and religious; sex is hardly discussed, and sex education is absent from many homes and sc...
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Folasade Johnson: Giving Hope to Widows in Nigeria
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. In 2006, Folasade Johnson lost her husband in a car accident that she survived. At only 26 years old, and with a 10-month-old daughter, it seemed that her world had come to an end. She spent the next two...
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Kemi DaSilva-Ibru: Caring for Survivors of Sexual Assault
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru found her calling as an OB-GYN, a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. The career gave her the opportunity to develop personal relationships with patients in addition to de...
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R. Evon Benson-Idahosa: Creating New Paths for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa was a partner at a law firm in the United States, but her heart was home in Edo State, Nigeria. While reading one weekend in October 2013, she was struck by a line of poetry that f...
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Seun Sangoleye: Nourishing Babies, Empowering Mothers with all Natural African-Inspired Baby Food Line
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. In 2012, new mom Seun Sangoleye wanted to wean her son but could not find any locally made baby food in the stores. She tried four varieties of an imported brand, but the boy would have none of it. So sh...
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Virtue Oboro: Making Cribs that Glow Jaundiced Babies to Health
This feature is part of the 2017 Radiant Woman of Action series. See the full list here. On November 14, 2015, graphic artist Virtue Oboro gave birth to her first child. Forty-eight hours later he was diagnosed with neonatal jaundice (NNJ), a common condition in newborns. The hospital had no va...