Our story – Aderonke Ige

Lawyer, social impact practitioner, and development facilitator

MY STORY

Background

A humanitarian lawyer and social impact practitioner committed to development, human rights and systemic inclusion. Her mission is to utilize her expertise and deep connection to causes of social justice to contribute to worthy systemic change and overall societal development.
She founded Help Initiative in 2019, in furtherance of this mission.

Academic Background

Aderonke holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Benin in 2007. She proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, after which the Supreme Court of Nigeria certified her as a Barrister at Law (BL). She was called to the Bar in 2008. To sharpen her skill for the mediatory services that her legal practice entailed in her early years of public-interest legal practice, she proceeded to study Peace Building & Conflict resolution as a short course at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where she was certified in 2012.

Accolades

In 2019, Aderonke was named a Young Global Changer by Global Solutions in Berlin, Germany, for her community development work with women in local communities, she proceeded to curate a safe space for women and a handholding community of support for young people, both of which are now programmes under the Help Initiative for Social Justice and Humanitarian Development, a non-profit she founded in 2019.

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Aderonke Ige

2012

Studied Peace Building & Conflict resolution

at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

2019

Named a Young Global Changer

by Global Solutions in Berlin, Germany

2019

Founded Help Initiative for Social Justice and Humanitarian Development

2020

Joined Environmental Rights Action (ERA)

as a campaigner leading on climate justice and human right to water

2021

Helped to scale the water justice movement, "Our Water Our Right" across 8 countries in Africa.

2023

Named Chevening Scholar

to the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Core Competencies

Aderonke has deepened expertise over the years in the particular space of policy advocacy

Development knowledge facilitation and training, Youth mentoring & citizens’ engagements, Child Rights promotion, and Gender Justice Campaigns.

She joined the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria, now Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, where she is an Associate Director, campaigning for human rights to water and climate justice. Alongside her team at CAPPA, Aderonke mobilises communities across Africa in the “Our Water Our Right” movement and the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice.

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