About Chinyelu

Child of God | Global Citizen | Social Entrepreneur | Educator | California Girl | DC Enthusiast | African Princess | Proverbs 3:5-6; Jeremiah 29:11

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Chinyelu Odunze is a Child of God! She lives by the following verses: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Proverbs 3:5-6; Jeremiah 29:11.

Chinyelu Odunze is a Global Citizen and Social Entrepreneur. Ms. Odunze shares Brendah Nyakudya’s, the editor of Afropolitan magazine‘s sentiments: “I have African roots but I’ve kind of been raised by the world, and that’s helped form my identity.” She tackles social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. My goal is to work with a wide range of clients, including U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector clients, and PVOs/NGOs and philanthropies.

Chinyelu Odunze is an African Princess and believes that: “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.” (Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda) And that, “No one knows when the hour of Africa’s Redemption cometh. It is in the wind. It is coming. One day, like a storm, it will be here. When that day comes all Africa will stand together.” (Marcus Garvey) Last, but not least, “Nobody is going to develop Africa except for us.” (Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, and is the author of ‘Africapitalism’)

Chinyelu Odunze holds a Master of Public Administration degree from American University (in Washington, D.C.) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.

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