US President honors female Nigerian entrepreneur

folarin okunola

May 18, 2015 12:59 PM

Acccording to the White House, Jaiyeoba has extended her services to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been victims of the vicious Boko Haram sect.

Jaiyeoba with US President Barack Obama.

At a Global Entrepreneurship event in Washington DC, US President Barack Obama honored a Nigerian woman, Adepeju Jaiyeoba, and four other young entrepreneurs from around the world.

"Jaiyeoba, who is a Nelson Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders, founded Mothers Delivery Kits in 2013 after losing a close friend to childbirth to address maternal and child mortality resulting from unhygienic and unsafe deliveries in Nigeria.

“She has been able to collaborate with other entrepreneurs, build employee capacity through YALI courses, and receive seed capital and mentorship from the US African Development Foundation.” Obama said in a White House statement.

The grant has also reportedly allowed her company to acquire new machinery, establish a storage facility in Northern Nigeria to address transportation issues in that part of the country, increase it Lags-based staff, and reach out to nearly 80 community midwives and health care providers across 23 states of the country.

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