Yewande Akinse Explained

Yewande Akinse (Adebowale)
Birth Name:Yewande Adebowale
Birth Date:25 September 1992
Nationality:Nigerian
Occupation:Poet, Lawyer, Author and Entrepreneur
Alma Mater:Nigerian Law School, University of Lagos
Known For:Co-founder Salubata

Yewande Akinse (née Adebowale) is a Nigerian poet, author and entrepreneur who co-founded, Salubata, Pap.earth and Plychain.[1] [2] [3] [4]

She received the African Adaptation Solutions Challenge[5] and the Commonwealth Youth award in connection with the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.[6]

Education

Yewande Akinse was born on September 25, 1992, in Lagos, Nigeria. She attended St. Mary’s Private School in Ajele, Lagos before moving on to the Holy Child College, Lagos, where she completed her secondary education. She obtained her LL.B degree and LL.M degree at the University of Lagos. In 2014 she earned her B.L degree at Nigerian Law School.[2]

Career

Yewande Akinse is a lawyer, social entrepreneur, poet and author as well as an advocate of climate change. She is the co-founder of PAP. EARTH, an eco search engine which covers the removal of CO2 and controls Climate change, and Salubata, a company that makes modular shoes crafted from recycled plastic waste.[7] [8] [9] She has over 110 published poems. Her works include the collections "A Tale of being, of green and of ing.." (2019) and "Voices: A collection of poems that tell stories" (2016).[10] [11]

In 2021, Akinse became one of 15 young African entrepreneurs to win the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation (YouthADAPT) Solutions Challenge.[12]

In 2022, Ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari appreciated her for emerging as one of the top four winners in the Commonwealth Youth competition, at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Kigali, Rwanda.[13] [14]

On 8 September 2022, she emerged as the winner of the World Bank YouthActonEDU Spoken Word Prize.[2] [15]

Books

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigerian Woman Entrepreneur and Inventor Making Strides in Climate Change Fight. pmnewsnigeria.com . 2024-02-03.
  2. Web site: Yewande Akinse Emerges Winner of World Bank YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition. leadership.ng . 2022-04-11.
  3. Web site: Two Nigerians Launch AI-Powered Search Engine That Removes CO2 From Environment. independent.ng . 2023-09-06.
  4. Web site: Women in STEM: Yewande Akinse's Contributions and Challenges in Science, Technology, and Writing. thesun.ng . 2021-07-05.
  5. Web site: Past Winners of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT Challenge). gca.org . 2022-11-19.
  6. Web site: Buhari meets Nigerians residing in Rwanda, seeks their collaboration. dailypost.ng . 2022-06-25.
  7. Web site: Women: Shaping industries and economies worldwide. dailytimesng.com . 2023-11-06.
  8. Web site: Women contributions to green environment multifaceted, indispensable. tribuneonlineng.com . 2023-09-13.
  9. Web site: Two Nigerians launch search engine for cleaner environment. thenationonlineng.net . 2023-09-08.
  10. Web site: The Literary Legacy of Yewande Akinse: Exploring influential works and impact. thenationonlineng.net . 2022-10-12.
  11. Web site: A conversation with Yewande Akinse, award-winning poet and storyteller. thecreativesnote.substack.com . 2023-11-30.
  12. Web site: How One Nigerian Enterprise is Tackling the Global Plastic Plague, One Shoe at a Time. gca.org . 2023-04-21.
  13. Web site: Trailblazer in poetry, entrepreneurship, advocacy. tribuneonlineng.com . 2022-10-10.
  14. Web site: I'm proud of Nigerian youths excelling at home, abroad, says Buhari. newsghana.com.gh . 2022-06-26.
  15. Web site: Yewande Akinse, Nigeria - #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Winner. worldbank.org . 2022-09-06.
  16. Web site: Book Review: A Tale of Being, of Green and of Ing by Yewande Adebowale. medium.com . 2021-07-21.
  17. Web site: Nigerian Lawyer, Storyteller, Poet and Author. lumierereview.com . 2021-07-21.
  18. Web site: Fellows directory. toryburchfoundation.org . 2024-03-15.
  19. Web site: 10 African entrepreneurs bag AfDB's YouthADAPT Award at COP26. environewsnigeria.com . 2021-11-05.
  20. Web site: Yewende received a prize of $10,000 at the closing ceremony of the Forum. premiumtimesng.com . 2022-06-25.
  21. Web site: 5 Questions with Yewande Akinse. shamsrumi.org . 2021-10-05.
  22. Web site: Announcing Our 2024 FemSTEM Africa Winners. h2i.utoronto.ca . 2024-06-26.
  23. Web site: 20 BOTOX® Cosmetic recipients. nasdaq.com . 2024-06-11.

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