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Osasu Edobor

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Osasu Edobor (wey dem dey kol Osasu Paul-Azino bifor bifor) na Naija jenda advoket and faunda of Think Help Restore (THR) Media and Safe Space Initiative.[1][2]

Shi bi certified mental health first-aider, peer educator trainer, and counselor. As pesin wey dey fait for jenda inclusion, Osasu create HERFessions app, wey dey sopot pipul wey don sofa sexual abuse.[3] Shi bi 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow and memba of Young African Leaders Initiative.[4]

Tori abaut skul wey shi go

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Osasu finish ha bachelor's degree for Chemistry from Lagos State University for 2008.

For 2016, shi kolet certificate for Social Sector Management from Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.[5]

Leta, shi go University of Lagos go du master's degree for Managerial Psychology.

As Mandela Washington Fellowship scholar, shi stil kolet Civic Leadership certificate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick for 2018.

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Shi wok as Program Director for Pastor Bimbo Odukoya Foundation (PBOF), wey dey sopot and tren wumen and youth wey dey disadvantaged arias.

As Program Director, shi stat S.H.A.RP4U projet, campaign wey dey raise awareness abaut sexual harassment and dey counsel rape victims for Naija tertiary institutions.

Shi oganaiz di 2016 PBOF Girl Empowerment Program to mark International Day of the Girl Child.

Today, she be founder and Director of Programs for THR Media, social enterprise wey dey use media and technology to help women and girls escape from sexual and gender-based violence, domestic violence, trafficking, and exploitation.

For 2018, Osasu launch HERFessions app, anonymous platform wey dey help survivors of gender-based violence.

Inside the app, survivors fit: chat with each other, tok to psychologists, loyas, and counselors, press special button to report abuse.

Shi dey also host quarterly events to support survivors through the Safe Space Initiative.

As aktivist and jenda advoket, shi join coalition of gender advocates to demand investigation of rape cases and justice for victims.[6][7]

Awods wey shi kolet

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  • 2018 – Mandela Fellow, Civic Leadership
  • 2022 – HILL Accelerator Winner

Wia dem gada di tori

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  1. Sherifat, Lawal (2020-06-30). "Govt needs to domesticate laws surrounding child abuse, sexual violence — Osasumwen Edobor". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. "Osasu Edobor - Women of Rubies". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. huskeyj (2019-04-01). "YALI Voices: Harnessing Technology to Combat Sexual Gender-Based Violence". Young African Leaders Initiative. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. "YALI Voices: Harnessing Technology to Combat Sexual Gender-Based Violence". Mandela Washington Fellowship. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. Edobor, Osasumwen (5 December 2022). "Osasumwen Edobor: Gender and Development Consultant, Social Entrepreneur and Nonprofit Professional". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. "COZA Rape Allegations: Activists Demand Pastor Step Down » HealthStylePlus". HealthStylePlus. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  7. Borisade, Mr Abiodun (2019-06-30). "Petition to Protest COZA Trustees to Take Action Regarding Multiple Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Against Pst Biodun Fatoyinb". Abiodun Borisade. Retrieved 2025-04-26.