Ayanfe started in 2015 as the brain child of our founder Fi. The program started out as story books as children’s day gifts for 4 year olds in a church in Nigeria and has since expanded and evolved to a broader range of children and books.
To date the program has reached over 2000 children in Lagos, Nigeria and surrounding communities through on-the-ground partners. We aim to continue to expand and extend our reach.
Our mission is to close the gaps for uneducated and undereducated school age children, helping them achieve educational standards with Math, English, Quantitative aptitude and Verbal reasoning textbooks as well as inspire a love for reading outside the classroom with age-appropriate novels.
Fi is President of Ayanfe Inc., the organization that aims to support the education and social mobility of underprivileged children in Nigeria and beyond. She is a strategist, focused on Business and Digital strategy in the Consumer and Energy sectors. She loves to read fiction, listen to music and podcasts. She hosts Coffee and Banter, a podcast about stories of grit and resilience.
Fi holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Dimeji is a passionate nation builder who believes that a Nation is only as great as the people who make it up. Hence the desire to continually invest in Individuals and groups to help them achieve all they can be.
An Engineer turned Sales Professional with experience that cuts across multiple industries including Energy, Retail and Technology and currently a Commercial Executive at Microsoft. The company’s mission of empowering Individuals and organizations intersects with Dimeji’s life mission.
Outside work, Dimeji loves to play Tennis(Including Ping Pong) and Soccer and he is a Proud Arsenal FC supporter.
Mo is an avid reader and is passionate about sharing her love for reading with other children. She enjoys reading multiple genres including magical realism, fantasy, and young adult fiction. Her favourite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
When she is not reading, she spends her free time making crafts and baking cookies.
Asekun is passionate about humanitarian causes and has volunteered with many organizations including AIESEC and the Red Cross.
He is the founder of workbrook. Prior to workbrook, he was the Head of Talent Engagement at Diageo, where he spent 6 years of his career shaping and leading human resources initiatives. He also worked at Adecco as a Consultant.
Asekun started off his career in the non-profit sector in several student and graduate positions.
He is a Senior Professional in Human Resources, International (SPHRi) of the Human Resource Certificate Institute- HRCI. He was awarded a certificate in Entrepreneurship by the Harvard University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and Toxicology.
Join us as we make continuous impact in the lives and education of children.