Bio
I started out on this path not realizing the importance of the work that I was doing; I was simply a teenager driven by a passion to make a difference in my immediate community, one small way or another. Despite my setbacks along the way, I later began receiving awards and recognition for both my early and current initiatives in community service, including The Future Awards Africa, and the prestigious Queen's Young Leader Award.
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As an individual, I consider myself privileged to have both analytical and creative abilities, the latter which I hope to give full expression to, especially through music and the arts in the near future.
Having a curiosity for science, I am fascinated at the convergence between medicine and engineering technology, one which inspired my interest in bioengineering research in health innovation. I hope to someday contribute my knowledge and foster an increased access to technological healthcare advancements in places like my home country, Nigeria.
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Furthermore, being a woman in STEM (science, technology engineering and math), with a previous background in microbiology, I also believe in advocating for more women and girls to follow STEM career paths, and reinforcing the truth that they too can excel -- regardless of their gender -- if they believe in themselves and work hard.
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On social good, it is only when we begin to see the world from a standpoint of what we can give to it, and not simply what we can get from it, will we see the lasting change that we seek.
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Finally, every gift has a purpose, and it is my desire to harness my gifts and abilities to find full expression while using them to positively impact others through Music, Art, and Science Innovation.
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Tobore is also a huge fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and some of her endeared TV shows include Madam Secretary and Sherlock Holmes.
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A lover of the arts, her taste in music is largely influenced by her father's collections, and a wide genre of artistes including India Arie, Mary Mary, Asa, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson, as well as Imagine Dragons, Burna Boy, Sam Cooke, Maroon 5, and Adekunle Gold.
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On everything books, her favorite authors include Toluse Olorunnipa, Malcolm Gladwell, Myles Munroe, A.R. Bernard and Francine Rivers, among others.
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Tobore is a wife and mother, the two roles in her life that she deeply cherishes above everything else.
Tobore Oro Edema-Olorunnipa is an entrepreneur and social innovator with over ten years of experience in the economic capacity building of young women and girls in Nigeria. She is also a bioengineer, an essayist and a singer.
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Tobore started her journey in civic engagement as a 13-year-old while in secondary school, during which time she had a defining moment at a workshop she attended on Human Trafficking and Gender Inequality.
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Soon after that, she began volunteering with local community outreaches, and eventually founded a youth-led social initiative on civic responsibility when she got into college.
Subsequently, Tobore founded The Gladies Africa (TGA) in 2012, a social initiative that fosters self-actualization in young women and girls through economic empowerment and capacity development. She is also the host of The Butterfly Brunch, a networking brunch and talk show focused on [but not limited to] young women in tech, social innovation, business and leadership.
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