Award-winning broadcast journalist, leadership coach, and gender advocate Funke Treasure Akintoye has earned three major recognitions at the 2024 Accenture Gender Mainstreaming Awards, a flagship initiative by Business Engage, in partnership with Accenture.
Funke Treasure was honoured with the Positive Role Model Award for West Africa. Her organisation, Illuminate Nigeria Development Network, also secured the Mainstream Development and Disability Award and the Investing in Young Women Award, all for West Africa.
This marks the second consecutive year of recognition for Funke Treasure, who continues to impact lives through initiatives such as the Media Mentoring Initiative (MMI), the Sanitary Pad Media Campaign, and the Funke Treasure Table Tennis Championship (F3TC).
Business Engage Founder Colleen Larsen highlighted that the awards aim to “drive real change — by recognizing and rewarding companies and individuals committed to advancing diversity, fostering inclusion, and cultivating a true sense of belonging in the mainstream of business.”
Funke Treasure remains a beacon of transformative leadership, using media, mentorship, and advocacy to drive progress for women and youth across West Africa.
