ONE Just Released It’s 2018 “Women Of The Year List”

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• December 24, 2018
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ONE, an organization that supports women and girls has released the list of its women of the year for 2018.

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The list gives “special recognition to a handful of women who went above and beyond for gender equality this year”.

The list includes Tiwa Savage, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin of Girls Codingwho was one of the 10 finalists for this year’s CNN Heroes, Lola Omolola, founder of popular Facebook Group FIN, Black Pantherstar Danai Gurira, among others.

See the list below.

1.Tiwa Savage

Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage has faced many obstacles as a female afrobeats artist. Despite being told that she wouldn’t be able to compete against male artists, she rose to the top of the music scene. This year, she became the first female artist to win an MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act.

Her humanitarian work also speaks for itself. In the past few years, she has worked with breast cancer screening projects, helped build schools in her hometown, and advocates for community-based social projects.

2.Sahle–Work Zewde

This year, Sahle-Work Zewde became the first female president of Ethiopia in a unanimous vote from the country’s two houses of parliament. As a career diplomat, she served as the under-secretary-general for the UN and as special representative of the secretary general to the African Union.

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3.Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin

Nigerian activist Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is a winner of the 2018 CNN Heroes Award for her work in empowering girls living in poverty. After building a successful career for herself in the tech industry, she shifted her focus toward teaching girls and young women about technology.

Many of the girls she’s mentored have already produced their own apps to combat issues, like poverty and female genital mutilation, in their communities.

4.Lola Omolola

Nigerian-American activist Lola Omolola is the founder of FIN, a private facebook company. that connects nearly 1.7 million women from across the world. She began the group in 2014, searching for a way to create mutual support with other Nigerians after the kidnapping of over 300 girls by the Boko Haram.

FIN–originally an acronym for “Female in Nigeria,” but now standing for “Female IN”–also holds events worldwide for FINsters to interact in person. On Facebook, a group of moderators ensures that all women are protected and supported. Omolola’s work has been recognized by Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook officials for her work in creating a positive impact through the social media platform.

5.Bisola Aiyeola

She is a Nigerian actress, ONE Ambassador, and winner of the AMVCA Trailblazer Award at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

6.Nadia Murad

Yazidi rights activist Nadia Murad, alongside Denis Mukwege, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence as a weapon of war. She is the second youngest Nobel Prize laureate after Malala Yousafzai.

Murad experienced this violence first hand in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State and sold into sex slavery. She recounts this experience in her bestselling memoir, The Last Girl. All of her Nobel Prize will go towards building a hospital in her hometown for victims of sexual abuse.

7.Danai Gurira

Actress Danai Gurira has done an immense amount of advocacy this year. In July, she hosted a Poverty is a Sexist event in New York City alongside Connie Britton, where she put ONE in the spotlight and generated support for the movement.

On the big screen, she became a role model for young girls in the film Black Panther, which earned multiple Golden Globe nominations and a whole lot of Oscar buzz.

8.Dr. Marlene-Joannie Bewa

Multi-award winning physician Dr. Marlene-Joannie Bewa is an accomplished advocate from the Benin Republic. She’s worked to advance HIV awareness, sexual reproductive health, and gender equality.

Her advocacy work includes encouraging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invest in women’s health, becoming a “Goalkeeper for the Global Goals” for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and serving on multiple platforms that advocate for women’s health.

9.Phoebe Robinson

The host of 2 Dope Queens and bestselling author, Phoebe Robinson did a tremendous amount of advocacy for both (RED) and ONE this year. She released her second book, Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay, interweaving critique and comedy to look at the circumstances everyone–particularly women–are living. She discusses the obstacles that women are facing, how to understand our own choices, and how to become part of the solution.

During her nationwide book tour, she sold custom-made Poverty is Sexist merchandise to support (RED) and the Global Fund. She also had ONE volunteer at every stop collecting handwritten postcards addressed to Secretary Pompeo, urging him to replenish the Global Fund and continue the fight against AIDS.

10.Fridah Githuku

Fridah Githuku is the Executive Director of GROOTS Kenya, a national grassroots movement led by women. The movement was created to give grassroots women visibility and decision-making power to create change in their own communities.

They have invested in nearly 3,500 women-led groups across Kenya, sparking human-led and community-based change. Githuku and GROOTS Kenya are advocating for gender equality and the role that land rights play in achieving it.