With her late father having been the chief examiner in agricultural science for the West Africa Examination Council in Nigeria until the late ‘90s and the author of an agricultural science textbook, Motunrayo Funke Olumakaiye’s career path was somewhat predetermined. Today, Olumakaiye is a nutritionist who is passionate about the nutritional and economic empowerment of teenage and young mothers, especially those in rural Nigeria. “I know that rural women use indigenous vegetables that are rich in vitamin A and iron, but the traditional way they process food destroys almost all of the nutrients,” she says. Young mothers often lack awareness about basic nutrition, so Olumakaiye offers them training.