The story is spreading.
Coverage, brand assets, founder bios, and ways to tell the ADA story right.
From the field
"Nigerian women are not lacking ability — they are lacking access."
— ADA manifesto, 2019
01 · Featured in
Where the story has traveled.
BBC Africa
TechCabal
Guardian Nigeria
CNN
Forbes Africa
Al Jazeera
Reuters
The Cable
02 · Recent coverage
In the news.
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04 · Brand
Color system.
Ink
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Cream
#F5EFE6
Gold
#C8A24A
Purple
#5B2C8A
05 · Leadership
The people behind it.
Adaeze Okeke
Founder & Executive Director
Former World Bank advisor on West African gender economics. Led ADA from a single Lagos workshop in 2019 to 18-state operations.
Halima Bello
Director of Programs
Built Nigeria's first state-funded climate-smart agriculture curriculum for women smallholders. Oversees ADA's program design and impact measurement.
Chiamaka Eze
Head of Partnerships
Brokered ADA's microgrant facility with three pan-African banks. Leads donor and ecosystem relationships across the continent.
06 · Boilerplate
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ADA Mandate is a Nigerian nonprofit founded in 2019 that empowers women across 18 states through technology training, climate-smart agriculture, leadership fellowships, and direct microgrants. ADA stands for Awakened, Determined, Ambitious — three words that name the women it exists for. Press inquiries: press@adamandate.org.
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