Busayo Sotunde
Busayo Sotunde is a prolific writer with special focus on Business, Entrepreneurship, Reproductive Health and other development issues in Africa. Her articles have been published by different outlets including Investing Port and Ventures-Africa.com. She has a penchant for reading and sustainable development. Follow Busayo on Twitter @BusayomiSotunde-
Rural Pulse: Community Participation is Key!
by Busayo Sotunde - Nov 6, 2015The first edition of Rural Pulse this month will draw lessons from Solomon Mwendwa, the Director of Slum Film Festival — the first ever community-based film platform featuring stories from slums, about slum realities and made... -
SAP West Africa, AYECI Africa Renovate Toilets in Lagos School to Check Open Defecation
by Busayo Sotunde - Nov 2, 2015In Nigeria and other parts of the world, lack of toilet facilities is one of the most common causes of death among children. This is because children under the age of 5, who grow up without... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: How Corrupt Village Chiefs are Provoking Disinterest In Rural Liberia and Other Reports
by Busayo Sotunde - Nov 2, 2015Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports included are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
#NoHoodieNoHoney: UNFPA Nigeria, AHI Empower NGOs to Advocate on Safer Sex
by Busayo Sotunde - Nov 1, 2015Nothing gets a girl out of school faster than unwanted or unplanned pregnancy. Likewise, nothing wakes a boy up to the realities of the bitter side of sex than when he realises that he is going... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: Why Big-Game Hunting Won’t Help Africa’s Rural Poor and Other Reports
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 26, 2015Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
NOMRA-Organised Workshop Offer Journalists Tips on Covering Migration
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 26, 2015No fewer than 15 Journalists in Lagos state, Nigeria, received valuable insights on recent migration paradigms at the national, regional and international scenes as well as an overview of leading contemporary migration-development issues in the country,... -
Rural Africa Weekly Report: How Lion Guard Program is Helping to Protect Rural Villages and Other Reports
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 19, 2015Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you... -
Rural Pulse: Rural Initiatives for Development is Key to National Economies
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 19, 2015This week on Rural Pulse, we will draw lessons from Prince Adu-Appiah, the founder of 1Billion Africa (1BA), an initiative a problem solving international NGO with the mission to alleviate poverty and empower Africans especially the... -
Community Champion: Solving Africa’s problems, What can 1Billion Africa Do?
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 18, 2015Several centuries ago, Niccolo Machiavelli forewarned: “When one asks a powerful neighbor to come to aid and defend one with his forces…These forces may be good in themselves, but they are always dangerous for those who... -
Rural Pulse: How You can Stop Trafficking of Persons in Nigeria
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 18, 2015Migration plays an important role in national development. However, it has been mainly influenced by the quest for a better life and if not properly done, it may result in dang of irregular migration leading to...