Elizabeth Ogonnia

NIGERIA | 2023-24 FELLOW

Elizabeth Ogonnia works as a public relation personnel at St Vincent de Paul in Nigeria, a non-governmental organization with the mission to serve the very poorest friends in need and the excluded – regardless of creed, ethnicity, social or political background. She has a Bachelors in Religious and Cultural Studies from University of Port Harcourt. 

Elizabeth has many passions, including: providing support and assistance to the orphanage homes and street children in her community; empowering women through different trainings and skills in order to improve their well being; educating young girls on health and personal hygiene, and promoting advocacy against gender based violence and discrimination against women.