Omotade Alalade

Omotade Alalade (born c. 1985) is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and infertility expert. She is the founder and executive director of Beibei Haven Foundation, a nongovernmental organization that provides fertility support to women and couples. In 2016, she was listed as one of the BBC's 100 most influential women.^[1]

Omotade Alalade
Born	Omotade Sadare Alalade Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigeria
Occupation(s)	Business woman, Social entrepreneur
Years active	2011–present
Notable work	Beibei Haven Foundation
Children	2

Early life and education

Omotade was born as Omotade Sadare in Marina, Lagos state, Nigeria. She attended primary and secondary school in Lagos and studied for her tertiary education at Lagos State University.^{[citation needed]}

Career

As a result of personal experiences and traumatic life struggles Alalade went through with infertility, pregnancy, miscarriages and baby losses, she created the not-for-profit organization Beibei Haven Fertility Foundation. The foundation provides support for women and couples trying to conceive. The foundation also provides grants and support to families dealing with the loss of a pregnancy or infertility.^[2]

Personal life

Omotade married Funmilade Alalade on 15 October 2011.^[3] According to Omotade, after she got married, she found out that she and her husband were both carriers of sickle cell anemia. This meant that they could have children who would have sickle cell anemia. The couple had many failed attempts to conceived through IVF, which were very traumatic. In November 2018, while sharing her testimony, she wrote via her Instagram profile, "After spending more than NGN11 million on IVF treatments my husband and I finally complete our family with a set of twins."^[4][5]

Awards and recognition

• BBC 100 Women of the Year, 2016.^[6]
• Her Network Woman of the Year 2017.^[7][8]

See also

• Funke Bucknor-Obruthe
• Funmi Iyanda

References

1. Trust, Daily (31 October 2017). "Meet Two Nigerians Who Made BBC 100 Women 2016". Dailytrust Nigeria. Dailytrust Newspaper. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
2. Woman.NG (23 November 2016). "Two Inspirational Nigerian Women Make BBC's "100 Women" List". Woman.NG. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. "Motherhood Against All The Odds". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
4. "Beibei Haven Foundation Pink Ball Fund Raising Event". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
5. "Omotade Alalade shares her Testimony". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
6. "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
7. Ejiofor, Yvonne (31 October 2017). "The Sisterhood Awards Opens up First Public Vote for Nigeria's Heroes". The Guardian Nigeria. Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
8. "Official Nominees Revealed Network Woman Year Awards 2017". 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.