Bimbo Ajala
About Bimbo
Abimbola Ajala is a Social Enterpreneur with over Eight years experience, spanning Education, development, Non profit management and community engagement. She is also a Tech enthusiast working as a Delivery Manager
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English language from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile ife Nigeria, she proceeded to Lagos business school for her Mini MBA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.
Abimbola is currently the Executive Director of Lend A Hand for the development of Africa, a Non profit organization in Lagos Nigeria dedicated to supporting families in underserved communities in Africa, starting with Nigeria her immediate community with Educational scholarships and a blend of supplementary initiatives which includes the food drive and padforagirl drive.
The various projects from the organization encourages children to go and stay in school thereby reducing poverty and illiteracy in local communities.
Campaigns and Activities
Through fund raising and partnerships she has promoted the Girl child Education, through her Pad for a girl drive over Fifteen thousand girls across Nigeria have gotten access to sanitary pads and counseling. Her documentary #ibleeddifferent on YouTube further discusses period poverty. Presently close to Fifty beneficiaries are on the Scholarship scheme fully funded. Also monthly beneficiaries in various communities get access to food supplies thereby improving the learning outcomes of these children.
In 2020 she became a Youth lead Ambassador representing Nigeria, the following year she was selected as a Youthlead Peer Ambassador, a platform to give mentorship to Ambassadors under her that year.
She also leads a Project team in a thriving Tech organization. She has received several awards some of which includes:
The Lagos state ministry of youth and social development award for her selfless service to girls at the center.
The Exhale Woman International award for her contribution to the girl child education and women empowerment.
The Hall of fame award of recognition for her continuous contribution to society.
She has also spoken on several Tv and Radio stations in Nigeria on issues on women and girls empowerment and community engagement. In 2022 she emerged third place at the peak unstoppable human of change competition.
She believes that we can all play our part to see the change we want in the world.
Why do you want to volunteer with ONE?
I chose ONE as an organization to campaign with because her goal of campaigning against extreme poverty and preventable diseases fits the hallmark of what I have been actively involved in for years. I am presently a ONE Ambassador in the UK and I have been involved in several campaigns already.Â
From actively engaging my MP and lobbying members of parliaments to increase her international aid as well as support the crisis in East Africa to organizing climate change event in Manchester, I love that ONE helps me amplifies issues I am passionate about and encourages me to talk, create, lobby but most importantly be the change I want to see in my world. I love that ONE is an organization who walks her talk, I am intrigued that ONE takes action every time about causes that they are passionate about and makes me believe in the vision more.