Our People
SafePath is powered by a collective of leaders, advocates, and specialists who bring decades of experience across public health, gender justice, community development, and organizational governance.
Our people are united by one mission - to inspire hope in women and advance human rights for all by driving research, fostering innovation, and developing evidence-based solutions that empower communities and shape sustainable change.
Board of Trustees
His Worship, Chioma Joy Amuluche Esq Read Bio
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Chioma Joy Amuluche is in the public service working with Anambra State Judiciary as an Administrative Chief Magistrate. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Nigeria. A member of the Federation of International Women Lawyers and the Nigeria Bar Association, Chioma is a passionate feminist and woman human rights activist.
Nneka Nwodo is an entrepreneur, woman business owner and agriculturalist who owns a rice-producing factory in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, where she grows and processes different types of grains. A graduate with extensive experience in building rural enterprises, she has empowered many rural women through her businesses to become financially independent. Nneka is married with children.
Ngozi Obiajulum Iloh (PhD) is a Professor of French specializing in Comparative Literature (African and Caribbean Literatures) and Translation Studies. Her research spans Gender Studies, Feminisms, Literary Stylistics and Translation Studies. A feminist and woman human rights activist, she translated the work of Central African author and philanthropist Yvonne Mété-Nguemeu into English. She has published widely in both English and French across local, national and international journals. She teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Ngozi is married with children.
Kayode Adeleye
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Kayode Adeniyi Adeleye is an astute procurement specialist with over 19 years of experience. He worked on three World Bank projects for Lagos State during his service with the Lagos State Government. Kayode holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Economics, a Master’s in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and a PhD in Business Management from the University of Salford, UK, and the University of America, USA. Widely trained across the world, he has managed several successful projects rated “Highly Satisfactory” by the World Bank. He was part of the leadership team of the Lagos Eko Secondary Education Project, which won the World Bank’s prestigious VPU Award in 2012. After retiring from the Lagos State civil service, he began consulting for private organizations and currently serves as the Project Procurement Consultant for the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP). Kayode enjoys hunting as a sport.
Comrade Deborah Yusufu
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Comrade Deborah Yusufu is a distinguished nursing professional with over two decades of experience, recognized for her leadership in nursing education, advocacy and women’s empowerment. She currently serves as the Acting Principal of the FCT College of Nursing Sciences, Gwagwalada-Abuja, where she has made significant contributions to advancing nursing education. Deborah is the National Chairperson of the NANNM Women Committee, leading initiatives that promote the professional growth, welfare and empowerment of female nurses and midwives nationwide. She is also one of the National Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Throughout her career, Comrade Deborah Yusufu has demonstrated unwavering commitment to nursing advocacy, education and the advancement of women in the profession.
The Team
SafePath’s team is a multidisciplinary group of program managers, researchers, community mobilizers, health educators, and operational specialists. Together, they design and deliver interventions that strengthen protection systems, expand support services, empower women and girls, and build strategic partnerships for gender equality and inclusive wellbeing.
Nkechi Jane- Frances Odinukwe
Executive Director – Read BioNkechi, as fondly called by her colleagues, has over 20 years of experience working with grassroots groups and labor partners across West Africa to build cultures of equality and inclusion through participatory processes that drive both individual and systemic change. Her work focuses on generating new knowledge from practice in areas such as gender equality, climate change, transformative leadership, girl‑child education, gender‑based violence, migration and conflict resilience. Since 1999, she has served as a senior attorney, a community mobilization/hygiene and sanitation officer with the EU‑supported WSSSRP program, and a senior program officer with Solidarity Center AFL‑CIO. Ms. Odinukwe holds a Master’s Degree in Law and is an associate of the global feminist network Gender at Work. She has represented sub‑Saharan Africa on the Board of Trustees of the International Labour Lawyers Supporting Workers Network (ILAW). She is currently the Executive Director of SAFEPATH Alliance for Women and Girls, a nonprofit dedicated to research, innovation and amplifying the lived experiences of women and girls. Her writings on gender equality are widely published in national newspapers. A Christian, Nkechi is married with children.
Dr. Idoteyin Ezirim Ph.D
Co-Director/Lead Research – Read BioDr. Idoteyin Ezirim is a Senior Feminist Evaluation Consultant with over 17 years of progressive experience leading gender‑responsive large‑scale evaluations, reviews, assessments and studies across development and humanitarian sectors. Her international work spans Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Pakistan. She has completed more than 25 inclusive studies and evaluations, producing highly analytical reports for clients such as the Global Fund, EU, UNDP, Global Affairs Canada, ActionAid International and the World Bank. Dr. Ezirim holds a PhD in Public Health (Epidemiology) and is deeply familiar with the culture and context of Nigeria’s south‑south region. She is an expert in qualitative and quantitative research design, gender analysis, and is highly proficient in tools such as Excel, RedCap, Kobo Collect, Google Forms and CSPro. With extensive experience monitoring CSOs, she has strong expertise in health, sexual and reproductive health, gender and women’s rights, and is well‑versed in gender mainstreaming, women and girls’ empowerment, and human‑rights‑based approaches. She also possesses expert knowledge in designing and implementing gender policies.