Women Liberation and Pushing Beyond The Limits The Society Sets - Karimot Odebode
Episode description
Today’s guest is Karimot Odebode, who is a poet, writer and advocate from Ibadan, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Law from Obafemi Awolowo University. Karimot is an award-winning poet who has performed at several high-level meetings and conferences.
She uses her poetry to advocate for gender equality and a sustainable world. Karimot is the founder and project lead at the Black Girl’s Dream Initiative - a youth-led organisation that works to end female genital mutilation; promote education and leadership through arts, advocacy, research, technology and sports. She’s the author of the poem collection, “A Woman has many Names.”
You can reach her on Instagram via @karimotodebode, Twitter via @lady_karimah and her website, www.karimotodebode.com
In this episode, we discuss:
- Her debut book
- Stereotyping of women in the society
- Using poetry to correct the ills in the society
- Journey as a poet
- Navigating the storm that comes with poet in a world where it’s not appreciated
- The legacy she’s building
- And so much more
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