Nkoyo toyo biography sample
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Today is the fifth of November, a day that has grown in anställda significance for me over the years. Today inom remember and celebrate two women who in their own ways have done so much to man me who I am today. They have been ever-present (and still are), and inom had to write something to mark their birthdays, which bygd random chance coincide on the same day.
First, there is my biological mother, Nkoyo Toyo (of whom I have written before here). She has been a relentless force in my life, driving me to strive, to dare, to get shit done. Never one for philosophising, her philosophy is action—just do it. I used to scoff at this approach, perceiving a weakness in her eagerness to start doing before spending as much time as possible to think through all the possible ramifications of the course she was about to take. But now, approaching my 40s, inom have komma to see her approach as the distillation of all of the ancient philosophical traditions.
Our actions are our philosophy; everything e
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Protocol:
- E. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria
UN Deputy Secretary-General, H. E. Dr. Amina Mohammed [NB possible video address]
Executive Director, UN Women – Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka [NB possible video address]
Mme. Bineta Diop AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace & Security
Ms. Glory Ohagwu, OAP, Voice of Nigeria
Ms. Comfort Lamptey, AWLN Nigeria Steering Committee by the UN Women Country Representativ
- E. Bernhard Schlagheck, Ambassador of Germany Dr. Tunji John Asaolu
Country Representative, African Union Mr. Edward Kallon
UN Resident Coordinator Senior Special Adviser to the President on SDGs
Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development
Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you to Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, Chairperson of the Steering Committee of AWLN Nigeria, for your presentation and for your leadership.
Thank you also to the Federal Government of Germany, the African Uni
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Are Different Generations of Nigerian Feminists Ready to Join Forces? An Interview
Nkoyo Toyo is a Nigerian politician, lawyer and advocate for development, with a focus on human rights and gender equality. She is a former Nigerian ambassador to Ethiopia and the founder of Gender and Development Action in Nigeria. OluTimehin Adegbeye is a Nigerian queer feminist advocate who works at the intersection of human rights, inclusion and social justice. Monika Umunna, programme coordinator at Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Abuja office, spoke to them to explore Nigerian feminism and gender rights activism then and now, and how the different generations assess each other’s struggles and achievements.
What influences have shaped your understanding of feminism in Nigeria and of you as a feminist?
Nkoyo Toyo: I am a child of the civil war fought between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra. Having witnessed the atrocities of the war at the age of