Grace Ketefe

Grace a development worker has a wide range of experience working with NGOs especially women’s groups at international, national and grass root levels. She has experience in the area of women’s human rights, women access to justice, women political participation, child rights, gender, peace building and constitutionalism. Grace who is a pioneer staff rose to the post of the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation where she is responsible for coordinating the foundation’s project development and programs. Her role involves monitoring program activities, supporting the development and implementation of the Foundation’s Child Sexual Abuse Prevention framework.

Before now, she worked as the Director, Gender and Legal Aid with Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Nigeria, coordinating the women access to justice and the women and peace building projects. Her work involved providing legal counsel and pro bono services for women and girls who have suffered human rights abuses. Prior to her work with WARDC, Grace was State Counsel at the Osun State Ministry of Justice.

Grace holds an LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University. She was called to the Nigeria Bar in 2000. She is a Fellow with PILnet Global Network for Public Interest, New York and an Alumnus of the United State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). She is Darkness to Light Stewards (USA) of Children of Children and Facilitator. She belongs to several networks advocating for the elimination of all form of violence against women and children.

Areas of expertise include project management, Safe youth engagement, Behavior change communication, Gender, PSEA, GBV and Child Development.

• Profile Grace a development worker has a wide range of experience working with NGOs especially women’s groups at international, national and grass root levels.
• She has experience in the area of women’s human rights, women access to justice, women political participation, child rights, gender, peace building and constitutionalism.
• Grace who is a pioneer staff rose to the post of the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation where she is responsible for coordinating the foundation’s project development and programs.
• Her role involves monitoring program activities, supporting the development and implementation of the Foundation’s Child Sexual Abuse Prevention framework.
• Before now, she worked as the Director, Gender and Legal Aid with Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Nigeria, coordinating the women access to justice and the women and peace building projects.
• Her work involved providing legal counsel and pro bono services for women and girls who have suffered human rights abuses.
• Prior to her work with WARDC, Grace was State Counsel at the Osun State Ministry of Justice.
• Grace holds an LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University.
• She was called to the Nigeria Bar in 2000.
• She is a Fellow with PILnet Global Network for Public Interest, New York and an Alumnus of the United State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
• She is Darkness to Light Stewards (USA) of Children of Children and Facilitator.
• She belongs to several networks advocating for the elimination of all form of violence against women and children.
• Areas of expertise include project management, Safe youth engagement, Behavior change communication, Gender, PSEA, GBV and Child Development Contact PHONE: 08027592145 EMAIL: Graceketefe@gmail.com ADDRESS: 3, Eda Odumbo Street, Ketu, Lagos State, FACILITATING ORGANISATION Dates Darkness to Light Steward of Children Training Darkness to Light USA 2016 The UN Commission on The Status of Women, New York UN CSW, New York 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013/2015 2014 European Pro Bono Forum, London PilNet The Global Network for Public Interest Law, New York 2013-2014 Visiting Scholar University of Columbia 2013-2014 A Regional Consultative Workshop of Africa Civil Society Organizations on “Influencing Africa’s Position on Aid and Development Effectiveness at High Level forum IV (Busan) and beyond”, Accra, Ghana International for Democratic Governance (IDEG) 2011 West Africa Regional Workshop on Developing Effective Strategies and Communication Tools for Policy Advocacy Workshop for Association West African Civil Societies WASCI 2010 Pan African Parliamentarian Meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia African Public Health Alliance 2008 International Visitor’s Leadership Program (IVLP), US United States Department of State 2007 Fair Trial and Criminal Justice Workshop, Ghana AHRAJ/International Cooperation Program (CEPIL), Kenya 2006 African Civil Society Consultation on Engagement With The African Union (AU), Kenya FEMNET/CREDO KENYA 2006 Litigation Workshop on Women’s Rights To Inherit Property, South Africa ICJ Kenya 2005 The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), New York UN, Commission on the Status of Women, New York 2005 Training on Advocacy for Freedom of Information Bill Media Rights Agenda (Nigeria) 2004 Projects Managed Successfully includes:.
• The Project Safe Access supported by Google.Org 2018 -2020.
• The Lagos State Child Helpline Needs Assessment Survey Report 2016.
• Program Officer for Women in conflicts zones project, this process is to investigate the extent to which conflicts affect women differently.
• Supported by the African Women Development Fund (AWDF), UNIFEM Trust funds/NED.
• The project has produced more than 3 resource materials.
• Program Officer for Gender Monitoring and observation of the 2007 elections Project supported by European Union, DFID, CIDA AND UNDP.
• Research project on trafficking in Lagos with ILO/PATWA and Trafficking in Africa with UNESCO.
• Program Coordinator for Counter Trafficking Initiatives supported by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with NAPTIP.
• Program Manager for Gender Mainstreaming Project supported by the Heinrich Boell Foundation that assessed and documented the women experiences in the 2007 Elections Research Work.
• Needs Assessment Report on the Provision of a Child Helpline in Lagos state, 2016.
• 2008 - Broken Promise Human Right, Accountability Maternal Death in Nigeria a publication of Centre for Reproductive Rights, New York and WARDC.
• 2007 - Gender Audit of 2007 Election and Issues in Women Political Participation in Nigeria (II).
• Gender Audit of Six Political Parties in the Southwest Zone under Project 300 Women organized by Gender and Development Action with support from the European Union.
• 2005- ILO/PATWA/UNIFEM research work on trafficking in persons in Lagos State.