Board of Directors

Osasu Edobor

Osasumwen Edobor

Osasumwen Edobor is a social development expert with over twelve years’ experience as a gender advocate infusing new media and technology to propagate gender inclusion.

Osasumwen is the founder of Safe Space Initiative and Think Help Restore (THR) Media.She previously worked as the Programme Director of the Bimbo Odukoya Foundation where she facilitated the provision of GBV intervention schemes such as a temporary safe house for survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse, and gender-responsive programming for young people.

Adegboyega Adebajo

Adegboyega Adebajo was born on March 31, 1963. He hails from Epe, Lagos State. He obtained a B.Sc. Economics from the University of Ilorin in 1988. An astute Investment Banking Professional with over three decades of experience, he love for the social sector saw him often invited by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan African University, as a facilitator for a number of their programmes such as the Certificate In Entrepreneurial Management (CEM), Social Sector Management SSM), various Boot Camps, and is on the external faculty for Expert In Residence (EIR) sessions for EDC Alumni has served as Panellist, Trainer and Business Mentor.

He led one of the Lagos Cohorts of the Road To Growth programme of the Cherie Blair Foundation,He is also an alumnus of the Pan African University, Senior Management Programme (2008). At Diamond Bank, he was a regular analyst on the CNBC Africa Open Exchange & Closing Bell sections on the Nigerian Capital Markets. He continues to appear when invited. He has presented professional papers, on Infrastructure Financing, International Economic Relationships & Trade Flows as well as Corporate Finance, at various Nigerian and International fora.

Adegboyega is well travelled within and outside Nigerian and can leverage on a wide socio-political and professional network in Nigeria and abroad. Clients whom he provided Financial Advisory, continue to call on him regarding various aspects of funding their businesses.

He is presently engaged as Business Development Service Consultant to the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) PLC. A wholly owned private sector incorporated entity of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Amanda Demechi-Asagba

Amanda Ego Justina Demechi-Asagba is a Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Gender Researcher, Mediator, Notary Public and the President of African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA).

She is the Principal Partner of Amanda D Asagba Chambers with bias for Corporate Practice, Family Law, Real Estate, Human Rights, and Immigration. She is also a legal Adviser to Cain Educational and Medical Foundation, Maritime Consultants Limited, Rictan Consultants Limited among others.

Tosin Akinbode

Tosin Akinbode

Oluwatosin Akinbode is a Corporate and Technology Lawyer with over ten years working experience. She is passionate about lending her voice to initiatives and communities that eliminate gender-based violence, provide a listening ear and psychosocial support for survivors.

She is a mentor at ReadySetWork, an employability and entrepreneurship program for youths. Co-founder of social development initiatives, THR Media (Think, Help, Restore), Safe Space Initiative and ‘Donate a Book, Save a future today’ project which aims at making a difference in the world through the power of books by implementing literacy programs.

Gbonjubola Babalola-Abiri

Gbonjubola Babalola-Abiri is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Managerial Psychologist, the C.E.O of Redi-Med Consulting Services (a Medical Consultancy firm) and also the co-founder of Safe Space Initiative.

She is passionate about research in child and adolescent forensics, women’s mental health, and occupational mental health, Gbonjubola is a Mental Health advocate who is driven by the holistic view of health, and as such is a regular voice on various print and electronic media.