Jamila Babuba is the founder and coordinator of Jabu Foundation in Yola, which works to empower women and youth in her community of Adamawa, Nigeria. She has championed women’s participation in her community and hopes to serve as an elected official in the future. She says, “When I worked in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, I was the only female legal officer in the legal department. UN Women partnered with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to strengthen support for the Adamawa Equal Opportunities Bill. I attended the sensitization workshop regarding the importance of the bill, which motivated me to continue advocating for its passage. Because of my continued advocacy for the proposed Adamawa Equal Opportunities Bill, the traditional council in my community has given me the title, ‘Gimbiyan Jomboliyo,’ serving as an adviser to the council. Today, I am among the few women who aspire to a seat in the Adamawa State House of Representatives”