Team Details

OZO OSAHON MICHAEL (HE/THEY/THEM)

Executive Director/Founder

Ozo Osahon Michael, is one of Nigeria’s most dedicated and visionary sexual minority groups, women’s rights advocates, and sexual health champions whose tireless work continues to shape the landscape of human rights advocacy in Nigeria. Over the past decade, he has become a formidable voice for inclusion, equality, and access to healthcare, working at the intersection of social justice, gender equity, and public health.

Ozo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Biochemistry from Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, where their academic curiosity and empathy for others first intersected. Their background in the biological sciences deepened their understanding of public health issues, disease prevention, and the social determinants of health. This foundation later became instrumental in their transition into the development and advocacy space—where she has spent over six years volunteering and interning with prominent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Nigeria.

Throughout their career, They has acquired significant experience in Health and Rights Advocacy, Peer Outreach Work, Mobile HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT), and Home-Based Care Services, working closely with organizations such as The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), Centre for the Right to Health (CRH), Population Council (PC), and Queer Alliance Nigeria (QA). Their dedication, compassion, and commitment to social impact have allowed him to rise through the ranks of grassroots mobilization to become an influential advocate, community organizer, and leader within Nigeria’s human rights ecosystem.

With over Ten years of hands-on experience, academic excellence, and visionary leadership, Ozo Osahon Michael (Mr. Morrison) remains a transformative figure in Nigeria’s social justice movement. His journey reflects the power of one individual to challenge systems, uplift communities, and ignite meaningful change across borders.