OluTimehin Kukoyi is an award-winning Nigerian writer and speaker whose work explores love, freedom, and belonging. Her acclaimed TED Talk, “Who Belongs in a City?”, delivered at TEDGlobal 2017, examines urban inclusion and identity. She received the Gerald Kraak Prize for her essay “Mothers and Men,” and her writing has been published internationally and translated into more than 25 languages.
Her writing has been featured across journalistic, cultural, and development platforms, translated into more than 25 languages, and included in academic curricula around the world. She previously served as a staff writer at The Correspondent and continues to write and speak on how social structures shape everyday life.
