At the age of 26, AdaMark Ogbole became the first woman from her district to win a seat with the Nigerian House of Representatives. Using her political platform, AdaMark sought to empower young women and girls by developing policies that encouraged greater access to education. In her district, girls were dropping out of school early, which resulted in low self-esteem, depression, and a high rate of teenage pregnancy and HIV transmission. 

After a few years, she left politics and served as one of the few Nigerians to have volunteered and worked for the United Nations in the post-conflict zone of West Africa. She then continued her leadership in volunteerism by establishing her own foundation, the AdaMark Foundation for Girls. “Through my foundation, I want to spread awareness about the importance of giving girls equal opportunities. Through proactive trainings and preventive intervention strategies, we want to empower young girls to become strong advocates on their own behalf and to speak out when their rights are being violated.”