Oluchi Ihedoro

Oluchi Ihedoro leads support for network members with funding portfolios in Nigeria. She is a safeguarding expert with 11 years of experience implementing development and humanitarian programs. As an independent consultant, she has supported organizations in Nigeria, Yemen, Palestine, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, India, and Germany in putting in place policies, practices, and procedures for safeguarding; for the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and sexual harassment (SEAH) and other forms of harm; and for responding effectively when harm does occur. She is a trained and certified mentor and is skilled at influencing leadership and organizations on the necessity of having a safer organizational culture and appropriate safeguarding measures in place. Oluchi is passionate about promoting the rights and wellbeing of women, girls, and people with disabilities and has worked with organizations such as Palladium to integrate gender equity and social inclusion into their work.

Oluchi worked as the National Representative for Nigeria Hub in the multi-country Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub project. She holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in English and literary studies and is a graduate of the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership at Deakin University, Australia. She successfully completed CHS Alliance’s Investigator Qualification Training Scheme Tier 2 – SEAH Investigation Theory. She is a monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning specialist and has implemented projects funded by USAID, CDC, Netherlands, and FCDO.

Oluchi currently consults for organizations in developing relevant safeguarding toolkits, and she designs and facilitates tailored trainings on safeguarding implementation.