Oluwaseun Osowobi

Oluwaseun Osowobi is a Nigerian women's rights activist. She is the founder of the Stand to End Rape (STER) Initiative. In 2019 she was the second Nigerian women to be named to Time 100 Next list, and she was the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year for that same year.

Biography

Osowobi founded Stand to End Rape (STER) in 2013. The initiative seeks to improve awareness of violence against women and provide support to victims of sexual assault. According to Osowobi, she founded STER after she herself was a victim of sexual assault. The organization also seeks to educate healthcare workers about signs of sexual assault.[1] As of 2019, Time estimated the organization had reached around 200,000 Nigerians.[2][3]

Osowobi was awarded a Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 2017.[4] In 2019 she was named as one of Time 100 Next's people of the year, become on the second Nigerian women to make the list.[2] She was also named as the Commonwealth Youth Person of the Year for 2019.[5]

In 2020 Osowobi contracted COVID-19. She recovered, and her detailing of her experience received media coverage.[6][7]

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References
  1. "Day in the life: Oluwaseun Osowobi, founder, Stand to End Rape (STER) Initiative". The Africa Report.com. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. "TIME 100 Next 2019: Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi". Time. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. "The next generation of influential Africans". CNN. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. "Njideka Crosby, Oluwaseun Osowobi… two Nigerians make 2019 'TIME 100 Next' list". TheCable Lifestyle. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. Published. "Nigeria's Osowobi emerges Commonwealth Youth Person of the Year 2019". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. "'What helped me survive Covid-19'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. "Nigeria COVID-19 survivor: 'An experience I don't wish on anyone'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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