By Ken Afor
Ms. Aderonke Ige, Associate Director, Corporate Responsibility and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has been offered the prestigious Chevening Scholarship by the British government.
In a statement by Zikora Ibeh, Policy and Research Officer, CAPPA, the scholarship award will permit her further her studies at the school of Oriental and African Research, University of London for a master of science in development research.
Ige, a humanitarian lawyer, and development practitioner, has channeled her profession in promoting the purpose of right governance, participatory improvement, inclusion, and human rights.
Previous to her CAPPA journey, she had championed legislative advocacies that catalyzed the enactment of the network provider regulation in Oyo kingdom, a pivotal crook justice reform intervention, alongside different public hobby rules between 2015 and 2017, for the duration of her years of labor at Justice Development and Peace Commission.
At CAPPA, she became actively involved in policy advocacy, while being a crew participant in organizing, movement building, community engagements and campaigns for environmental justice, human rights, and resistance constructing towards oppressive regulations of government. She worked once on CAPPA’s Water campaign, weather Justice, and Gender Justice packages.
We celebrate Ms. Ige on this milestone, which will further sharpen her prowess in advocating for social justice, equity, and a transformative world. She is a wonderful team player, extremely hardworking, and I am convinced the Chevening Scholarship will enhance her capacity for future roles in development and nation-building,” said CAPPA’s Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi.
Born amid the oppressive military regimes in Nigeria, Ige experienced firsthand the stark realities of oppression, exclusion, and brazen violations of human rights.
These formative stories fueled her up to actively fight in defense of human rights and public interests.
For the past 13 years, she has actively engaged as an improvement practitioner and social effect crusader, carving out an identification for herself as a staunch proponent for transformative trade.
