Published 9th Nov, 2023

By Abimbola Abatta

Abimbola Ojenike, a Nigerian lawyer and social innovator, has been selected for the 2024 cohort of the Tällberg Leaders Mentoring Leaders (TLML) programme.

Ojenike is also a co-founder of the Destiny Trust Foundation, established to see to the wellbeing, education and empowerment of homeless children and other classes of young people in disadvantaged circumstances.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Tällberg Foundation announced Ojenike as one of the 12 leaders selected for the TLML programme.

The TLML is a one-year innovative mentorship programme designed to identify and nurture emerging leaders with outsized potential.

These leaders will leverage the Tällberg Foundation’s global network to accelerate their growth as impactful leaders.

According to the Tällberg Foundation, the 12 leaders were chosen from a pool of 1,500 nominees.

“TLML is based on a simple premise: great leaders of this generation are the best inspiration for great leaders of the next generation,” said Alan Stoga, chairman of the Tällberg Foundation, while announcing the successful candidates on Wednesday.

The twelve TLML leaders. Photo credit: Tällberg Foundation

Joining Ojenike in the 2024 cohort are Gerald Abila from Uganda, an attorney who has created a scalable human-centric justice solution; Elijah Amoo Addo, a chef from Ghana working to bridge the food and poverty gap across Africa; Jennifer Ávila, a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist from Honduras; and Mercedes Bidart from Argentina/Colombia, a city planner and co-founder of a digital marketplace for micro-businesses in low-income communities.

The list also includes Mostafa Elnaby from Egypt, an agri-tech entrepreneur stimulating innovation in the Middle East; Maria Jammal from Israel creates solutions for the trauma experienced by refugees; Mario Jimenez from Switzerland is a health economist working to strengthen health systems and outcomes in Africa; and Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, U.S., an artist empowering marginalised groups to reclaim healing and agency through creative practices.

Others are Sara Rajabli, a consulting psychologist and social entrepreneur from Azerbaijan who empowers women and young people; Linda Vakunta, U.S, environmentalist addressing health inequities, housing needs, and crisis intervention as a senior city official; and Nancy Yammout, a social worker from Lebanon whose focus is on violence prevention and extensive extremism research to help traumatised refugees.

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