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Adejoke Lasisi is a Nigerian fashion designer, and environmentalist[1] known for her development of fashion products and designs using nylon and textile wastes.[2] She is the founder and CEO of Planet 3R and Jokelinks Weaving School.[3][4][5]
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| Born | 14 August 1986 Ibadan |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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Adejoke started weaving at 9 with her parents.[6] She later attended Obafemi Awolowo University lle-lfe, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics. She also has a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from Enterprise Development Center in Lagos Nigeria.[7]
In July 2020, Adejoke won the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of the Year Award,[8][9] an event which was well attended by state governors and ministers.[10] She was recognized and celebrated by President Muhammadu Buhari as a youth innovator at the maiden celebration of the National Youth Day on 1 November 2020.[11]
She also won the Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation's Africa Green Grant Award on 14 November 2020 at the second edition for her actions to improve the environment.[12]
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