omololarafolabi@gmail.com
Omolola Afolabi, an independent journalist residing in South-Western Nigeria, has written investigations in publications including The Nation Newspaper, The Cable, The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, HumAngle, and Sahara Reporters.
A grant recipient of the Pulitzer Centre and a fellow of the Centre for Journalism Innovation Development, the National Resource and Extractives Resource Fellowship, and the 2022 West Africa Climate Fellowship, she is also engaged in academic pursuits. Afolabi advocates for the rights of out-of-school children, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities, in addition to addressing issues on climate and environmental protection.
She convened the inaugural Freedom in Nigeria Conference and the Africa No Filter dialogue on unbiased media, and has delivered training to journalists at Code for Africa and the Liberalist Centre Media Workshop. As a scholar at Harriet Tubman University, York University, she aims to generate original narratives to stimulate significant discourse, policy formulation, and societal impact.
Keywords: Slavery, Heritage Sites, Preservation, Climate Change, Sand Mining, Collectuve Healing, Historical Site, Coastal Communities