Management Team

Abosede Ojo is a dedicated Public Health professional and Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) advocate with a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Reproductive and Population Health and a Bachelor’s degree in Demography and Social Statistics from Obafemi Awolowo University. With over a decade of professional and volunteer experience across international organizations, civil society, and community-based projects, she brings expertise in inclusive program design, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and evaluation, research, and capacity building. Her career demonstrates a strong commitment to ensuring that health and development interventions address the needs of marginalized groups, reduce inequalities, and promote equity at all levels.

Currently, Abosede serves as a Gender and Social Inclusion Officer with PLAN Health Advocacy and Development Foundation (PLAN Foundation), where she provides technical support to mainstream gender and social inclusion into project planning, implementation, and reporting. In this role, she supports proposal writing and resource mobilization, ensuring donor-funded projects integrate inclusive approaches that benefit women, youth, and vulnerable populations. She also coordinates activities that strengthen community participation, engage stakeholders, and foster local ownership of development initiatives.

Abosede Ojo brings a diverse skill set in proposal development, project coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy for gender equity and social inclusion. She is proficient in health data management tools such as DHIS2, ODK collect, SPSS, etcetera and also has a proven ability to use data to inform decisions and promote adaptive programming. Her certifications in Leadership and Health Management (University of Washington), Project Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation further enhance her ability to design, implement, and oversee projects with a strong focus on results and accountability.

Across her career, she has consistently demonstrated the ability to work with government agencies, international partners, NGOs, and community stakeholders to promote inclusive and equitable access to health services. Abosede is passionate about advancing gender equality, empowering vulnerable groups, and ensuring that health systems respond effectively to the needs of all people, especially women, children, and marginalized communities.

As a Gender and Social Inclusion Officer, she brings the unique blend of technical expertise, field experience, analytical skills, and advocacy capacity needed to strengthen organizational strategies, drive inclusive programming, and contribute to sustainable development outcomes.