FAKUNLE TAIWO ODIFA BIOGRAPHY

Fakunle Taiwo ODIFA did his first degree in Operations Research, at Plymouth University U.K., his MBA at Loughborough U.K and his M.A. and Ph.D in Economics at Leicester University U.K. In1988. He became an Economic Development Officer in U.K. local government, then a resident economist with British Gas. In 1996 he became Chief Executive of a UK food production business, before returning to Nigeria in 1999 where he operated as an independent consultant in the energy sector, specialising in privatisation and regulatory issues, before setting up Leadmode Consult Ltd (http://www.leadmode.com) which runs Distance Learning programmes with UK University partners in West Africa.

Fakunle was instrumental in setting up SHE Africa (http://sheafrica.org). SHE Africa was registered in the United Kingdom in 1995 as a charity. It was subsequently registered as a charity in Nigeria in 2007. Since its inception in Nigeria, She Africa’s principal focus has been the welfare of children in rural communities in its core areas of concern; Shelter, Healthcare and Education (SHE).