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Yetunde Teriba (born 12 December) is a gender activist, diplomat, author, publisher and administrator. A member of The African Union since 1992, while African Union was still Organization of African Unity, she is a former Head of Gender and Outreach, Women, Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union Commission , and founder of SOFAMAFI Foundation for the Elderly (SFE). As an AU diplomat and author, Yetunde documents her experience and contributions in her autobiography titled "An Enriched Life".

Early life and education
Yetunde was born December 12 in Lagos, Nigeria into the family of Madam Sofiat Ashake Yussuf and Alhaji Idris Bankole Mohamed, both of blessed memory, making up a large Muslim family of five siblings, six half-siblings and half-mothers. At the age of 6, Yetunde started her primary education at St. Patrick’s Primary School, Lagos Island, Nigeria. From St. Patrick Primary School she proceeded to St. Mary’s Convent School to complete Standard two to six of her primary education.

In January 1968, Yetunde started her secondary school at Aunty Ayo Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Lagos, and in preparation for her A Level she enrolled for evening classes at at the then Federal School of Science, Onikan. In 1973 she gained admission into Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro (Compro) Egbado, for her A Levels programme where she took English Literature, Economics, History and General Paper, this she completed in 1975.

Afterwards, she secured a Lagos State Ministry of Education scholarship to study English at the University of Ibadan. In 1984 she completed her two years part-time Masters’ Degree programme in Educational Management and Administration, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan.

Career
Following her clerical job at the Lagos State Ministry of Justice while awaiting her O Level results, and her vocational job as an undergraduate at the Operation Feed the Nation initiative during Olusegun Obasanjo military regime, Yetunde's career started as an Administrative Assistant at the University of Ibadan Post Graduate School.

After this role she was posted to Faculty of Arts as Secretary.

Yetunde started her journey at the Organization of African Unity (now the African Union) in 1989 while working within the Conference Services unit, before moving to serve in the capacity of the Women's Affairs Officer as a pioneer staff  in the Women's unit in 1992, alongside Ms. Hirut Befekadu, the Chief of the Women's Unit. Yetunde's role with the OAU, (now the AU) saw her traveling across African countries for missions like the Peace Mission on Engendering the Inter-Congolese Dialogue in December 2001, the African Regional Experts Group Meeting on Women in the Food Processing Industry in Arusha, Tanzania,

At the OAU/AU Golden Jubilee Celebration in 2013, Yetunde was the focal person for African Union

Awards and recognition

 * January 2016 Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) "African Women Pioneer” Award
 * May 2007 "Egyptian Business Women Association/ Business and Professional Women, Egypt” Award
 * June 2006 Prix Tombouctou” Award, as a Peace Advocate in Africa

Personal life
Yetunde married Owodunni Teriba in 1979 and their union is blessed with four children; Olusolape Tolulope, Olufadekemi Omowonuola, Olumayowa Oladunni, Olufisayomi Adebowale, and grand children.