Our Team

This is the team of builder-executors and consultants that have laid the bricks to drive Afara’s mission forward in 2021-22.

We call them “The Creators”!

Lara Rabiu

Founder/CEO and Chief Curator

Debanjan Nayak

Head of Programs and Innovation

Saravana Loganathan

Chief of Staff

Ezekiel Adebanjo

Pathway Program Lead

Christian Agu

Growth Marketing Lead

Zoe Selesi

Communications Manager 

Olakunle Sojioke

 Programs & Partnership Manager

Edidiong Sebastian

Program Manager

Samuel Dare Soyinka

Programs Associate

Toluwalope Eyikogbe David

Programs Associate

Praise Chidinma Udoh

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Ikechukwu Anowa-Duke

Growth Marketing Associate

Nkemdilim Uwaje-Begho

Lead Digital Technology

Adejoke Odocha

Co-founder, The Bridge Program, CAO

We are the team of builders, thinkers, explorers, and executors enabling Afara’s mission.

We equip young people with tools, support systems, experiences, and connect them with opportunities needed to transform Nigeria’s economic and political landscape.

We approach our work with curiosity and experimentation, and our daily engagements are met with urgency and determination.
We believe our future success is dependent on the quality of our collective imagination