Funke Adeoye
Funke Adeoye | |
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| Born | 1 March 1992 |
| Alma mater | University of Benin (Nigeria) Lagos Business School Lagos Business School (LBS) Makwanyane Fellow of Cornell University Centre on Death Penalty (2019) Ashoka Fellow, an Acumen Fellow, a 2019 LEAP Africa Social Innovation Fellow Mandela washington Fellow- University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Human Rights Lawyer |
| Known for | Founder Hope Behind Bars Africa |
| Website | hopebehindbarsafrica |
Funke Adeoye is a Nigerianinternational human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur, Young Global Leader, and founder of Hope Behind Bars Africa.
Funke established Nigeria's first social enterprise focused on reducing recidivism by providing vocational and educational skills to women and young people in prisons. She was the first Waislitz Award winner on criminal justice issues