Laila St. Matthew-Daniel (born February 14, 1953 in Lagos, Nigeria) is an executive coach, leadership trainer, speaker, author, women's rights activist and writer.[1][2][3] She is the founder and President of ACTS Generation GBV,[4] a non-governmental organization which combats domestic violence and child abuse in Nigeria. She has organized various protests for the rights of women and the girl-child, some of which are the Buni Yadi Massacre of February 2014 and part of initiating group who organized first protest against the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping by the Boko Haram sect.[5][6] She has organized various sensitization seminars and workshops to empower women on the issues of self mastery, self awareness, and self actualization.

References

  1. ↑ "Cognitive Distortions and Stress – Laila St. Matthew-Daniel". Inside Watch Africa. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ibekwe, Nicholas (March 6, 2014). "Nigerian women protest Boko Haram killings". Premium Times. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Laila St. Matthew-Daniel (March 9, 2015). "Matthew-Daniel: Punishers, enslavers and slave mentality". The Guardian News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ogbuokiri, Paul; Ihedigbo, Stanley (April 10, 2014). "St Matthew Daniel: Queens College Told Us Osifala Has Been Accused Of Sex Abuse 5 Times". New Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Ajumobi, Funmi (May 11, 2014). "How 'Bring Back Our Girls' campaign went viral— Matthew Daniel". Vanguard News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ajumobi, Funmi (April 20, 2016). "Chibok Girls' mystery two years after: I smell a global conspiracy of silence — Laila St Matthew Daniels". Vanguard News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.



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