Recognition

"For your work on issues of women and youth leadership programs in Nigeria and for your efforts to promote community voices, Haverford College proudly confers on you the degree of Doctor of Public Letters," honoris causa, May 18, 2003. Haverford's honorary doctorate heralded a year of recognition for KIND.

In October, Hafsat Abiola was inducted as an Ashoka fellow. According to Jan Piercy, former Executive Director of the World Bank, "Time after time, Ashoka's social entrepreneurs have defined the future–and then have persuaded the world's established institutions to follow." With her induction, KIND's Executive Director joins an esteemed community of social entrepreneurs and visionaries. The recognition also provided a three year grant to support KIND's Young Women's Leadership program. Also in December, honour came from the home front with Hafsat receiving the Meritorious Award from the National Council of Women's Societies' Lagos Chapter, to empower women.