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-
Top Rural Stories For The Week
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 21, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa... -
WORLD FOOD DAY 2014: FAMILY FARMING, NOURISHING THE WORLD
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 16, 2014By Jose Graziano da Silva (FAO Director General) The fight against hunger forges ahead around the world, but with about 805 million people who still do not have enough to eat, a lot more still... -
Community Champion: How Kenya’s Florence Kamaitha Is Keeping Girls In School One-Pad-At-A-Time
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 13, 2014In Kenya, at least 2.5 million adolescent girls miss 3 to 5 days of classes monthly because they do not have access to affordable sanitary pads. While some of them miss classes during their monthly cycle,... -
This Week’s Top Stories On Rural Africa
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 13, 2014Every week, we look at stories making headlines on rural development in Africa. These stories are not necessarily based on rural locations but are sometimes those that can improve the lives of rural dwellers in Africa... -
International Day Of The Girl-Child: Empowering Adolescent Girls And Ending The Cycle Of Violence
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 11, 2014BY Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka On this International Day of the Girl Child let us commit to creating a world where girls can live free of violence and achieve their full potential. Violence against girls, in all its forms,... -
Community Champion: Christabel Ofori’s IHAV Empowers Young People In Ghana To Envision Change And Act On It
by Busayo Sotunde - Oct 2, 2014Christabel Ofori is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur who has a knack helping young people achieve their dreams. A graduate of Chemical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 26 years old Christabel is the... -
Slum2School: Building An Education Revolution In Africa’s Slum
by Busayo Sotunde - Sep 15, 2014Can young people in Africa address the basic educational needs of the continent’s fast growing population despite the limitations posed by inadequate socio-political and economic reforms? In Nigeria, Slum2School is helping Nigeria’s 10 million out-of-school children... -
Power Poles Endanger Lives In Lagos
by Busayo Sotunde - Sep 6, 2014Residents of Yakubu Street in Ikosi Ketu, Lagos; say an electric pole that belongs to IKEJA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (IKEDC), Ojodu District, is now a “living death” on the street. Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC) is... -
Adebayo Alonge: Improving Access To Quality and Affordable Health Solutions in Nigeria
by Busayo Sotunde - Sep 4, 2014Aside low health care facilities, self-medication and inaccessibility of quality drugs are one of the dangers facing health development in rural parts of Nigeria and the world in general. According to Tanimola Akande, a professor of... -
Winfred Osimbo Lichuma Speaks On Women’s Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights In Kenya
by Busayo Sotunde - Aug 25, 2014Commissioner Winfred Osimbo Lichuma is the chairperson of the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), a constitutional commission with the mandate to promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination in Kenya. NGEC is an establishment under...