Globally, women are taking up spaces and creating new ones across sectors, from government to the industries, from the economic world to the world of climate change, women are educating themselves to be capable change agents.
How can females-girls and young women-be exposed to these learning experiences to be adequately prepared for global opportunities? we want to identify the learning gaps women may currently be facing, the disadvantages if any and the possible solutions to addressing them. We believe the adequate right to education- beyond academics- more girls and women can lead organizations, industries, teams non-profits, and more. Karimot Odebode is a performance poet, writer, and activist from Ibadan Nigeria. She is the founder and project lead of the Black Girl’s Dream Initiative (BGDI) – a youth-led organization that works to end Female Genital Mutilation; promotes Education and leadership through Arts, Advocacy, and Technology. Karimot was a two-time Youth Champion for ONE Campaign where she advocated for a world free of poverty and inequality. She was one of the 45 female African activists from 15 African countries that signed the open letter for gender equality which was presented to world leaders by the ONE campaign on International Women’s Day 2019. She was the ONE in Africa representative during the European Youth Week at Brussels Belgium where she spoke on the need for African women's participation in politics and leadership.

Karimot is passionate about bridging the gender gap and mentoring the next generation of impact leaders through the work she and her team do at BGDI.” This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx