Oley Dibba-Wadda

Mission: Pathways to inspire; motivate to aspire

About Oley

Oley Dibba-Wadda is a strategic analyst and expert in international development policy and programming, particularly on education and gender equality in Africa. She is a mentor, a motivational speaker and a Certified Life and Spiritual Coach.

She is the Founder, President and CEO of the Gam Africa Institute for Leadership (GAIL) and has lead multicultural and multidisciplinary Pan African development organisations and is the current Executive Secretary of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Oley is also the Author of the book titled, "Memoirs of An African Woman on A Mission".

Favourite indulgence:

Tiramisu, Ferrero Rocher

Favourite tea:

Mix of natural cinnamon, cloves and ginger with honey and hot water

Favourite drink:

Water, cucumber, ginger, mint leaves and lemon slices

Favourite pastime:

Weekly massage, maniped facial and hamam at the spa

Email:

odw@oleydibbawadda.com

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BIOGRAPHY

OPENING SOON : The newly established Gam Africa Institute for Leadership - www.thegail.com

OUT NOW ON AMAZON - www.amazon.com!! - "Memoires of An African Woman on a mission"

2017 - Year for Africa’s youth Time to start prioritising Africa’s assets – future leaders

Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050. This youth bulge can lead to...

The 7-Day Mental Diet - How To Change Your World And Your Life In 7 days

It seems like wherever you go, and wherever you look people are talking about diets. Just standing in line at the grocery store, you’ll...

Perception Vs Reality

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The Power of Forgiveness To Heal And Find Peace

We must realise that persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it. When we...

Emotions and Reactions towards Mass Social Evolution

With the advent of technological revolution, access to first-hand information on what is happening around us has in some ways become a...

Knowing When Inspiration Strikes

When you live your life in-spirit, when you are inspired, ……..dormant forces, facilities, and talents become alive, and you discover...

PRIZES & AWARDS

Oley is the first woman to head the Pan African institution – the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and was awarded “Inspiring Woman of Excellence” in The Gambia in 2012; and "Women Leadership Award" in Mauritius in 2013.

READING LIST

Oley has participated in specialized Self Development and motivational courses such as Fern Goin and Iyanla Vanzant. Her favourite past-time is indulging her weekends in either reading motivational books from her kindle or listening and watching online motivational programmes.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Oley sits on several Advisory Boards and was a Global Ambassador for 10X10 and Concern Universal - she was also Chair of the Board of Trustees for Concern Universal. She has been invited to speak as panelist, keynote and guest speakers on numerous high level international forums globally.