Ms. Ifeyinwa Ofong
National Coordinator, WorldWIDE Network Nigeria and Board Member of the Habitat International Coalition, Nigeria
Dr. Ifeyinwa Ofong started her career as a lecturer at the University of Jos, Nigeria. She then progressed to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Nigeria, where she held various positions, including Senior Lecturer, Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Senior Research Fellow and Course Coordinator at the Institute for Development Studies.
She is the National Coordinator of Women in Development and Environment, and is very committed to empowering women to participate in decision making and governance. Her work has spread across many civil society committees and organizations including UN NGO Committee on Social Development, Board Member of Habitat International Coalition; member of the Steering Committee of African Network of Women’s Shelters, where she is working with other civil society groups to end violence against women /girls and provide safe spaces and shelters for women survivors of violence and abuse.
She is the National Coordinator of Women in Development and Environment, and is very committed to empowering women to participate in decision making and governance. Her work has spread across many civil society committees and organizations including UN NGO Committee on Social Development, Board Member of Habitat International Coalition; member of the Steering Committee of African Network of Women’s Shelters, where she is working with other civil society groups to end violence against women /girls and provide safe spaces and shelters for women survivors of violence and abuse.