Ade Oluwafolakemi Oyewole has always had an interest in the cosmetics industry. “I always dreamed of becoming a chemical engineer but unfortunately we have very few ‘made in Nigeria’ products,” she observes. Her goal is to become an entrepreneur, contributing to manufacturing cosmetics in Nigeria using locally obtained raw materials. She and her sister had an academic background, growing up with a mother who was a teacher and a father who works in agricultural research. In fact, it was her father who encouraged Oyewole to apply for the AWARD Fellowship.