OTIKO AFISAH DJABA (Ghana)

Otiko is an Activist and the Voice of Ghanaian girls, women and persons with disability to scale up gender and disability equity, equality and inclusion. Currently, she is the Executive Director and Founder of Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation, Accra, Ghana.

She has an honorary doctorate from Alfred Nobel University of Ukraine for Humanitarian Services, 2020 Ghana Leadership for Excellent Achievement & Heroes of Africa Award with over 30 years’ experience as an advocate, feminist, trainer and grassroots mobilizer. She is a remarkable change agent for in particular persons with disability, vulnerable girls and women.

As the 2017 Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, she has been actively involved at the national and international level in the development of gender responsive strategies, policy influencing and formulation of inclusive, equity and equality development, leadership training initiatives, entrepreneurship skills training and empowerment, as well as advocacy campaign for vulnerable persons with disability, girls, women, and children.