Nigerian lawyer, author, entrepreneur
Yewande Akinse (née Adebowale) is a
Nigerian poet, author and entrepreneur who co-founded,
Salubata , Pap.earth and Plychain.
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She received the
African Adaptation Solutions Challenge
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Commonwealth Youth award in connection with the
2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in
Kigali ,
Rwanda .
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Education
Yewande Akinse was born on September 25, 1992, in
Lagos , Nigeria. She attended St. Mary’s Private School in Ajele, Lagos before moving on to the
Holy Child College , Lagos, where she completed her secondary education. She obtained her LL.B degree and LL.M degree at the
University of Lagos . In 2014 she earned her B.L degree at
Nigerian Law School .
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Career
Yewande Akinse is a lawyer, social entrepreneur, poet and author as well as an
advocate of climate change . She is the co-founder of PAP. EARTH, an eco search engine which covers the removal of CO2 and controls
Climate change , and Salubata, a company that makes modular shoes crafted from
recycled plastic waste .
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She has over 110 published poems. Her works include the collections "A Tale of being, of green and of ing.." (2019) and "Voices: A collection of poems that tell stories" (2016).
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In 2021, Akinse became one of 15 young African entrepreneurs to win the first edition of the
African Youth Adaptation (YouthADAPT) Solutions Challenge .
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In 2022, Ex-President,
Muhammadu Buhari appreciated her for emerging as one of the top four winners in the
Commonwealth Youth competition , at the
26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in
Kigali ,
Rwanda .
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On 8 September 2022, she emerged as the winner of the
World Bank YouthActonEDU Spoken Word Prize.
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Books
A Tale of being, of green and of ing (2019)
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Voices: A collection of poems that tell stories (2016)
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Awards and recognition
Tory Burch Entrepreneur Fellow 2024
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Commonwealth Youth Green Guru Award
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Best Graduating Student, Holy Child College, 2008
2020, Project Knucklehead Prize for Creative Rebellion
FemSTEM Africa Pitch Competition
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Allergan Aesthetics & IFundWomen Business Grant Award
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References
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"Yewande Akinse Emerges Winner of World Bank YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition" . leadership.ng . 2022-04-11.
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"Trailblazer in poetry, entrepreneurship, advocacy" . tribuneonlineng.com . 2022-10-10.
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"Nigerian Woman Entrepreneur and Inventor Making Strides in Climate Change Fight" . pmnewsnigeria.com . 2024-02-03.
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"Two Nigerians Launch AI-Powered Search Engine That Removes CO2 From Environment" . independent.ng . 2023-09-06.
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"Women in STEM: Yewande Akinse's Contributions and Challenges in Science, Technology, and Writing" . thesun.ng . 2021-07-05.
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"Past Winners of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT Challenge)" . gca.org . 2022-11-19.
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"Buhari meets Nigerians residing in Rwanda, seeks their collaboration" . dailypost.ng . 2022-06-25.
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"Women: Shaping industries and economies worldwide" . dailytimesng.com . 2023-11-06.
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"Women contributions to green environment multifaceted, indispensable" . tribuneonlineng.com . 2023-09-13.
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"Two Nigerians launch search engine for cleaner environment" . thenationonlineng.net . 2023-09-08.
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"The Literary Legacy of Yewande Akinse: Exploring influential works and impact" . thenationonlineng.net . 2022-10-12.
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"A conversation with Yewande Akinse, award-winning poet and storyteller" . thecreativesnote.substack.com . 2023-11-30.
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"How One Nigerian Enterprise is Tackling the Global Plastic Plague, One Shoe at a Time" . gca.org . 2023-04-21.
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"I'm proud of Nigerian youths excelling at home, abroad, says Buhari" . newsghana.com.gh . 2022-06-26.
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"Yewande Akinse, Nigeria - #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Winner" . worldbank.org . 2022-09-06.
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"Book Review: A Tale of Being, of Green and of Ing by Yewande Adebowale" . medium.com . 2021-07-21.
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"Nigerian Lawyer, Storyteller, Poet and Author" . lumierereview.com . 2021-07-21.
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"Fellows directory" . toryburchfoundation.org . 2024-03-15.
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"10 African entrepreneurs bag AfDB's YouthADAPT Award at COP26" . environewsnigeria.com . 2021-11-05.
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"Yewende received a prize of $10,000 at the closing ceremony of the Forum" . premiumtimesng.com . 2022-06-25.
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"5 Questions with Yewande Akinse" . shamsrumi.org . 2021-10-05.
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"Announcing Our 2024 FemSTEM Africa Winners" . h2i.utoronto.ca . 2024-06-26.
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"20 BOTOX® Cosmetic recipients" . nasdaq.com . 2024-06-11.