Vivour Adeniyi Titilola Moira Nkiru

Executive Secretary

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency

Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi (The Merchant of Hope), has spent 15 years in public service where she has served with Lagos State Government in different capacities. She has been instrumental in ensuring proactive and coordinated response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Lagos State. She currently serves as the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency. She is also the founder of the Lola Vivour Adeniyi Foundation, which is committed to empowering the vulnerable in the society. Mrs Vivour-Adeniyi is an author of several books for children on Domestic Violence, Civic education, Sexual Violence & Self-love/Body Safety._x000D_

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:30 pm EEST	Prevention, Support and Accountability: Combatting Sexual Violence in West Africa Concurrent Room MH 1-1	The session will be structured as a round table panel discussion. The moderator will facilitate a 50-minute exchange of knowledge and varied perspectives with the goal Read More The session will be structured as a round table panel discussion. The moderator will facilitate a 50-minute exchange of knowledge and varied perspectives with the goal of understanding emerging contextual shifts around the drivers, prevalence and impact of sexual violence on women, girls and gender-diverse persons in Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. This session will also spotlight the best practices around resourcing, innovations and partnerships through initiatives — such as the KASA! Initiative which is an anti-sexual violence resource collaborative between FORD Foundation, AWDF and the Open Society Initiative West Africa. A 30-minute session for questions and answers will follow to engage participants in further deepening reflections around improved resourcing, innovations and partnerships to end sexual violence, and close with 10 minutes of networking and connecting between participants. Session format: Thought leadership Organized by African Women Development Fund & Ford Foundation Read Less Speakers Khadijah Abdul-Samed Communications and Gender Officer Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency Vivour Adeniyi Titilola Moira Nkiru Executive Secretary Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Laila Yahaya Executive Director One Love Sisters, Ghana Maimouna YADE Executive Director JGEN Senegal Women Global Entrepreneurship Pontso Mafethe Director of Programmes African Women's Development Fund OLUFUNKE BARUWA Regional Program Officer: Gender, Racial & Ethnic Justice The Ford Foundation