MY WAY FOUNDER, THE CECE YARA FOUNDATION BOLA TINUBU
The corporate lawyer and chair of trustees at Nigeria’s fi rst free helpline for children reveals her inspirations
I’m inspired every day by women who work hard to excel in their fields. Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of ChildLine in the UK, motivated me to set up Nigeria’s fi rst free helpline for children.
It’s vital to keep learning. I recently
completed the IoD Diploma in Company Direction, for instance. This taught me a critical skill: how to test the quality of an organisation’s strategy and use the results to evaluate its options for the future.
A favourite quote: ‘Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love’
St Teresa of Calcutta
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There’s no such thing as a perfect work-life balance. Raising my fi ve children while working in such a demanding profession is a delicate juggling act that needs a curated support system.
My next challenge over the coming few years is to take part in the Cape Town Cycle Tour, which is more than 100km.
I wanted to provide a platform from which children’s voices could be heard. A quarter of girls aged under 18 in Nigeria are sexually abused. The Cece Yara Foundation (in the Hausa language “cece yara” means “save the child”) is my way of helping – and holding the perpetrators to account.
Observing my father in court was a formative experience. A corporate lawyer himself, he would sometimes bring me along to watch him work. I was mesmerised and instantly hooked on law as a career.
The best piece of advice I have ever been given is: “Listen to your instincts – they are rarely wrong.”
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