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Biography
Mayowa Adegbile (Mayowa Abisola Adegbile; born 10 September, 1986) is a Nigerian Philanthropist known for excelling as one of the three Nigerians that made it to the top 10 finalists in the year 2014 Google Africa Connected competition. Adegbile initially used YouTube to raise funds for her initiative, Ashake Foundation which she conceptualised as a business school for widowed mothers, giving them the tools to make a living and support their families.
Ashake Foundation
Adegbile started the Ashake Foundation in 2012 with an initial number of 22 widows and 36 children and has helped provide business support funds and resources that has seen them lifted out of near-poverty while providing back-to-school support for the children.
Awards
in July, 2017, Adegbile was awarded by the Junior Chamber International as one of ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria for her work in Humanitarian and Voluntary Leadership.