Malala Fund has announced Nabila Aguele as Chief Executive, Nigeria. With 20 years of combined experience, Nabila is poised to help drive the organisation’s work for girls forward. Gayatri Patel also joins Nabila on the Executive Leadership team as Chief of External Affairs.
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Chief Executive Officer at Malala Fund, Lena Alfi, said, “Our organisation is proud to celebrate a decade of impact this year — reflecting on learnings and using them to define our new strategy.

“Welcoming Nabila and Gaytri to the team is a key step toward that future. These women are
accomplished, innovative leaders and passionate advocates who are sure to strategically guide our team’s work to improve outcomes for girls’ access to education around the world.”

Since 2014, Malala Fund has invested over $7.8M in partner organisations and their programmes across Nigeria. As the new Chief Executive, Nigeria, Nabila will serve as the senior leader in-country, setting the direction for the organisation’s country advocacy and grantmaking strategy, operations and external affairs portfolio.

Nabila is an accomplished lawyer, public policy expert and advocate for gender equality. Her expertise lies in sustainable development, particularly at the intersection of fiscal policy and social impact, where she employs data-driven and narrative-based advocacy to shift societal norms.

Prior to Malala Fund, Nabila served as a Special Adviser to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, where she championed gender-responsive fiscal policies and budgets, and helped craft the country’s Integrated National Financing Framework.

Aguele noted, “I am thrilled to join this team, connect with our partners and support the next generation of girls in Nigeria. To help girls learn, we are advocating for the creation and implementation of key education policies and supporting partner organisations working in states where girls face the greatest challenges to going to school.”
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