Eunice Abimbola Agbogun
Representative of CSOEunice Abimbola Agbogun is a focused individual with over 10 years experience in the development sector with a proven capacity in project management. She is from Kogi state, Nigeria from Ogori - Magongo Local Government Area. A graduate of Geography from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and post graduate diploma in Community Health Sociology from Kogi State University Ayingba.
She is currently the Founder and Executive Director of Challenged Parenthood Initiative (CPI) a Non Governmental organization in Kogi state focused on Women development and other development issues. She has attended several National and International capacity trainings workshops and She is a Member Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Member Kogi NGO Network (KONGONET), Member Civil Society Organization for HIV and AIDs of Nigeria (CISHAN), Member Association of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Nigeria (AONN) and Member Climate & Sustainable Development Network (CSdevnet). She’s the Coordinator for the following Networks in Kogi State. Gender & Constitutional Reform Network (GECORN), Nigerian Network on Peace and Security for Women in the ECOWAS Region (NOPSWECO), and Coalition of Societies for Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN). She has participated in local and international conferences as facilitator and lead presenter with publications on Development programs and also supported Kogi state government operation in other capacities to mention a few is the kogi state Judicial Commission of Inquiry, Kogi Youth Development Commission, Federal Government of Nigeria Special Public Works (FGN – SPW), and Forum Member Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC).
She’s involved in religious activities as a relationship building Expert as well as a psychosocial Therapist.
She has professional experiences across multiple thematic areas including capacity development, report writing, gender mainstreaming and analysis, economic empowerment, Women and Youth intervention, health advocacy, community development and humanitarian intervention, relationship building, decision-making and communicating. Other areas include project planning, implementation and execution. Her functional competences is in community policies and procedures, Local and internal policies and procedures as well as Gender mainstreaming across Development sectors.
Amongst milestones achieved over the years includes lead/Convener of the Kogi State Get Out the Vote and Stop Violence Against Women in Politics Campaign. And the Initiator and convener of the Kogi State Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) BILL which has been passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly and awaiting the Governors Assent.
She established Amina African Designs N.V. doing business as (dba) Bola’s African Designs, an outlet on the beautiful Island of St. Maarten, Dutch West Indies, Caribbean Island to promote African Tourism through showcasing African Culture and connecting the African Caribbean’s and African Americans back to their roots. She has traveled across the Caribbean Island with her Caribbean Models showcasing African Culture.