Funke Baruwa | Feminist, Development Practitioner & Public SpeakerFunke Baruwa | Feminist, Development Practitioner & Public SpeakerOlufunke Baruwa, a renowned Nigerian gender and development expert, feminist, and public speaker, is now a columnist for LEADERSHIP Newspapers
From 2000 to 2015, Funke was a Program Officer at the defunct Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund and National Poverty Eradication Programme; Gender Advisor at the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs (now SDGs); and as a Technical Assistant on Research, Policy & Planning in the Ministry of Communication and Digital Technology
In 2015, Funke was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund Nigerian Women Trust Fund – a technical and financial resource for women in politics and decision making in Nigeria where she set the strategic vision and mobilized resources. Prior to assuming the role of C.E.O of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund she served on the Board of Directors of the Fund from 2011-2015 and in 2018, she was appointed co-Chair of the Board of Directors.
Before joining Ford in 2020, Funke was the Project Management Specialist at USAID from 2018 to 2020. Funke is currently the Program Officer for the Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice (GREJ-I) at the Ford Foundation’s Office for West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria where she leads the Foundation’s commitment to supporting women’s rights to address violence against women and girls.
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Watch clips from the launch of the Nigerian Social Cohesion Survey Project attended by His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. The project was funded by Ford Foundation and implemented by the African Polling Institute.
As a part of the ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ theme for Black History Month 2023, Alumni Voices spoke to alumna, Olúfúnké Baruwa about her work on preventing gender based violence in Nigeria. Interview by Alumni Voices
[VIDEO] On Today’s episode, Mrs. Funke Baruwa an unapologetic feminist will be sharing her wealth of experience with the ladies dissecting various topics on sexual abuse, marriage, societal norms and many more.
Listen to the live recording via Zoom using the Passcode – 183001. My contributions from ’23:00
Watch Funke Baruwa discuss NGO sustainibility on Dev. Sector Series hosted by Efua Elens-Edeh on LinkedIn. Previously recorded live.
Independence Day Dialogue with Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, Senior Fellow CDD WestAfrica & Olufunke Baruwa, Program Officer @FordFoundation?
