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Quoted from her speech during the commissioning of Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Centre for Gender and Social policies studies (29 September 2014) "I wanted to make sure that no woman or women's organization would ever be turned down for a grant for the reasons I was turned dow.On reasons for founding The African Women's Development Fund."
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I have always held the firm conviction that Africans has the most generous communities in the world, and our culture of local philanthropy is very strong. It is not what we acquire a result of influences from elsewhere.The very rich tradition of indigenous philanthropy therefore should be nurtured to enable us create lasting Institutions and structure for the sustainable growth and development of our communities.

— Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have always held the firm conviction that Africans has the most generous communities in the world, and our culture of local philanthropy is very strong. It is not what we acquire a result of influences from elsewhere.The very rich tradition of indigenous philanthropy therefore should be nurtured to enable us create lasting Institutions and structure for the sustainable growth and development of our communities." in the context of "Quoted from her speech during the commissioning of Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Centre for Gender and Social policies studies (29 September 2014) "I wanted to make sure that no woman or women's organization would ever be turned down for a grant for the reasons I was turned dow.On reasons for founding The African Women's Development Fund."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

About Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

Bisi Adeleye Fayemi (born 11 June 1963) is a Nigerian-British feminist activist, writer and policy advocate. She was first lady of Ekiti State, Nigeria as wife of Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as first lady from 2010 to 2014 during her husband's first term in office. In 2001, she co-founded the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF), the first Pan-African grant-making organisation. She serves as a UN Women Nigeria Senior Advisor, and was appointed as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King's College, University of London in 2017.