Believer | Public servant | Politician I Entrepreneur | Mom
Orode is a charismatic solution-based leader with experience of public sector engagement, grassroots politics and human capital development solutions. A critical and analytical thinker with the ability to think across complex issues and create solutions while communicating ideas effectively. Orode has over 15 years of experience with com
munity development and public service leadership. She is driven by the need for equity and justice and has made a substantial contributions to increasing participation of women in policy design, politics and governance. She has vast experience in designing and implementing programs that improves the daily lives of people, particularly in marginalised areas. Her program design experience spans across various sectors and social development goals (SDGs). Orode is the former Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Small and Medium Enterprise Development. She is the Zonal Director of The People︎s Democratic Party (PDP) South-South zone, female youth wing. A member of the Delta State Transition committee and currently an Honorable Commissioner and member of the Delta State Executive Council. She founded the Pink Pearl Foundation in 2007 to advocate for early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer in Nigeria. The foundation has carried out over 320 outreaches and programs for women, directly and indirectly impacting over 1.4million women across Africa. Pink Pearl has received numerous awards and recognition for their work such as The Future Awards Africa, 2013 prize for Best use of Advocacy and Activism. Orode sits on the boards of impact and education focused organizations. I’m 2014, she became the Chairman of the Board of trustees for Dream from the Slum an NGO focused on improving the well being of children in slum areas across Nigeria. As Chairman of the board Orode created programs like Heart2Feed that has fed over 22,000 children and families from 2014 till date. A member of the board for Brainy Luminary School Warri a slum community free school for disadvantage children and a member of the governing board at the Master Care International School Asaba. Orode is a multiple award-winning entrepreneur, mom, public servant, politician, health advocate and author.