▁She ▁is ▁the ▁ ▁found ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Women ▁Adv oc ates ▁Research ▁and ▁Document ation ▁Center ▁( W AR DC ), ▁a ▁non - g overn ment al ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁re product ive ▁health ▁advoc acy ▁organization . ▁A fol abi ▁is ▁an ▁executive ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁West ▁Africa ▁Network ▁for ▁Peace building ▁and ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Women ' s ▁Trust ▁Fund . ▁She ▁teach es ▁International ▁Human itar ian ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Lag os . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁A ki y ode - A fol abi ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K w ara ▁State ▁but ▁she ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Os og bo , ▁Os un ▁State , ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁Law ▁from ▁the ▁Ob af emi ▁Aw ol owo ▁University , ▁I le ▁If e , ▁where ▁she ▁started ▁her ▁journey ▁in ▁human ▁right ▁activ ism ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁public ▁relations ▁officer . ▁She ▁had ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree , ▁from ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Law ▁School , ▁Indiana , ▁USA ▁and ▁her ▁Doctor al ▁D eg ree ▁from ▁SO AS ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁with ▁a ▁special ization ▁in ▁women ' s ▁peace ▁and ▁security ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁after ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Law ▁School , ▁she ▁founded ▁Women ▁Adv oc ates ▁Research ▁and ▁Document ation ▁Center ▁( W AR DC ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁a ▁company ▁focused ▁on ▁address ing ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁gender -