Women's livelihoods
Capital placed directly in the hands of widows and market traders, so a business can restart or grow.
Osun State, Nigeria
Ìmọ́lẹ̀ means light.
We put it in her hands.
Skills, capital and dignity for the women, girls and elders of Osun State — delivered where they actually live.
200
widows given business grants
400
schoolgirls taught a trade
₦20m+
in tools and equipment delivered
What we do
Four ways we serve Osun
We are deliberately narrow. Four things, done properly, and counted honestly.
Girls' education
A trade in her hands before she leaves secondary school — tailoring, tie-and-dye, àdìrẹ.
Digital skills
Laptops, training and connectivity, so a woman can earn from a screen in her own front room.
Elders & inclusion
Equipment, wheelchairs and direct support for older people and persons with disabilities.
In the field
This is what it looks like
Accountability
Every number here has a footnote.
We do not publish a figure we cannot show you. Each link opens the newspaper report that documents it.
3
national ICT cohorts, with an Osun delegation in every one
Coordinated by our founder as State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative.
Nigeria Startup Act
Our founder
Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke
First Lady of Osun State. Sociologist. Businesswoman. Chief of Ila-Orangun. Mother, and grandmother.
She serves as State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative in Osun, and was invested as Project Matron of the South West Educational Intervention Project — a role given for work, not for position.
“No amount spent on education is a waste.” Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke · Osogbo, January 2024
Work with us
One lamp cannot light a whole state.
We are looking for partners — companies, agencies and individuals — who want this work to reach further than it currently can.