Yetunde Teriba

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yetunde Teriba
Born
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Ibadan
Occupation(s)Gender activist, diplomat, administrator
SpouseProf. Owodunni Teriba
Children4
Websitewww.yetundeteriba.com

Yetunde Teriba is a Nigerian activist, diplomat, and administrator. She was a staff member of the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union) since 1989 and was a pioneer member of the Women's Unit in 1992.[1] She headed the Gender Coordination and Outreach Division in the Women, Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union Commission until retiring from active duties with the Commission in 2013.[2][3][4] She then founded the SOFAMAFI Foundation for the Elderly (SFE).

Early life and education[edit]

Teriba was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[5] After graduating from the University of Ibadan, she was employed there as an administrator.[6]

Career[edit]

She began her career in 1989 at the Organization of African Unity (now the African Union),[7] served as head of the Gender Coordination and Outreach Division in the Women, Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union Commission[8] and retired in 2013. After her retirement, she established the SOFAMAFI Foundation for the Elderly.[9]

At the OAU/AU Golden Jubilee Celebration in 2013, Teriba was a focal person for the African Union.[10]

Her autobiography, An Enriched Life, was published January 1, 2020.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Teriba was married to Owodunni Teriba, a famous economist, who died in April 2020.[12] Their union is blessed with four children.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AFRICAN UNION". www.defense.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. ^ "Enterprise Development – African and Global Lessons for more Effective Donor Practices from a Women's Perspective: BMZ Pre-Conference" (PDF). GTZ. November 2007.
  3. ^ "African Union: U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Yetunde Teriba, the head of the Gender Coordination and Outreach Division at the African Union Commission, outside of the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 24, 2013". U.S. Department of Defense.
  4. ^ "Statement by Mrs Hannah Forster on behalf of Participants of the Forum of NGOs at the Official Opening of the 45th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR". The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  5. ^ "Yetunde Teriba". Smashwords. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  6. ^ Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. Association of Commonwealth Universities. 1987.
  7. ^ Madariola, Busayo (2020-07-23). "A Quintessence of Grace: Yetunde Teriba". EKO HOT BLOG. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. ^ "4th World Congress of Rural Women".
  9. ^ "23rd Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union: Women in Agriculture and Food Security" (PDF). African Union. January 2014. p. 23.
  10. ^ "OAU/AU Golden Jubilee Celebration Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
  11. ^ Teriba, Yetunde (2020). An Enriched Life (The Autobiography of Yetunde Teriba): Highlighting Contributions to Women, Gender and Development in the African Union. ISBN 978-1-7336892-0-5.
  12. ^ "ECA mourns as ex-economist Teriba buried in US". 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  13. ^ "ECA mourns death of former Chief Economist, Owodunni Teriba". United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. April 28, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yetunde_Teriba&oldid=1177396027"