Ajimegor Sharon Ikuenobe

Ajimegor Ikuenobe has been actively involved in health care, community service and development initiatives for over a decade, with a special focus on Early Childhood Development (ECD). She is the executive director/founder of Lead Oak Women and Children Foundation, an NGO, where she leads a dynamic team to initiate, design and execute initiatives that tackle issues surrounding ECD in Nigeria. She is also the cofounder of Convergence for Early Childhood Development in Africa (CECD Africa), a social enterprise promoting sustainable development and national progress through ECD programs. Ajimegor holds a bachelor’s degree in medicine from the University of Benin, Nigeria. She is committed to challenging ineffective stereotypes and developing innovative, homegrown solutions to global health issues which are pragmatic and actually effective in the African context. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Ajimegor will continue working towards building an all inclusive stakeholder platform, using the collective impact framework to address challenges surrounding Early Childhood Development in Africa.