I changed the narrative and became the exception. Driven by a strong conviction to create impact at the grassroots by focusing on local homegrown sol… - Achenyo Idachaba

About Achenyo Idachaba

Achenyo Idachaba (born c. 1970) is an American-born entrepreneur working in Nigeria. She won the Cartier Initiative Award for women in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2014. Her TED talk had over 1.8 million views as of 2020. Idachaba came to notice after she moved to Ibadan, Nigeria, in 2009 to set up an environmental consultancy. Idachaba had an affinity with Nigeria as her parents had been born there and she had spent some time visiting when she was younger although she was born and educated in America. She worked as a computer scientist and business analyst before moving to Nigeria to set up an environmental consultancy business.