Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin

Josephine "Joe" Obiajulu Okei-Odumakin is a Nigerian women's rights activist. She is the president of the rights groups Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Campaign for Democracy.

Life

Odumakin was born in Zaria, Kaduna on 4 July 1966.  She grew up in a Roman Catholic household. 

 Work 

In 1987, Odumakin received a bachelor's degree in English Education.  Then she received a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and a doctorate in History and Policy of Education from the University of Ilorin. She was arrested often for her activism, especially during the military rule of Ibrahim Babangida.  She met her future husband, Yinka Odumakin, in prison.

 Awards 

 In 2013, Odumakin received the International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State.

 References 

 Other websites 

 2013 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr 
Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)

Category:Living people
Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Category:1966 births
Category:Nigerian activists
Category:Human rights activists
Category:People from Kaduna State