Adewale Ajayi

Adewale is CORAfrica’s National Programmes Coordinator, with a focus on education that restores dignity and opportunity to rural children in Nigeria. In that role he also provides operational leadership for CORAfrica in Nigeria, from partnership development and programme oversight to fiduciary stewardship and community engagement.

He brings a practitioner’s lens to programme design, making sure initiatives are locally owned, financially prudent and built to last. With more than a decade of cross-sector experience in Nigeria, he coordinates partnerships with community leaders, NGOs and the private sector, overseeing implementation and compliance.

He is also a project development consultant, advising public and private stakeholders on feasibility, stakeholder alignment and execution planning for community-impact projects.