LIVERPOOL’S FEMI OMOLUABI IS MAKING BIG STEPS INTERNATIONALLY TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THOSE PART OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY.

Femi, who is originally from Liverpool and now based in London, is the mind behind a revolutionary new app that is set to transform the way young Ethiopians are educated about sexual health and similar issues.

The app, set to launch in summer 2017, will allow those who identify as LGBT in Ethopia to access information about staying safe. Vital information that is currently unavailable.

With homosexuality illegal in the African country, information about safe sex especially for LGBT individuals is virtually non-existent. More than 1.2 million people currently live with AIDs and/or HIV across the country and this pandemic is only set to rise.

The revolutionary app ‘Izega’ – meaning inclusion – will provide information and resources about staying safe sexually, the law, and how individuals can report abuse or discrimination, anonymously.

This, however, is just one achievement on Femi’s very impressive resume. The modern-day social activist currently mentors young LGBT people to help them succeed professionally, supports many private LGBT events, and is an active member of OUTstanding’s Gay Surrogacy Group which supports LGBT individuals with children across the UK.

Prior to that, Femi orchestrated many successful workplace inclusion programmes for the LGBT members in Liverpool and the north west, counting moneysupermarket.com as one of his past triumphs.

Femi also created the first GAYDAR Network at Littlewoods Shopdirect Group; an annual campaign that has now run for over 10 years.

When not working hard to overthrow our modern-day technology, Femi is a keen supporter of start-ups. Having recently played an integral part in connecting more than 100,000 UK users of the newly-launched Enrich-In app, which is particularly used by LGBT dads and minority groups who had previously struggled to connect with other like-minded individuals locally.

Femi said: “I have made it my mission in life to help improve the lives of members of the LGBT community – not just locally, but internationally too.

“I recognise just how privileged I am living in a country where homosexuality is legal, many others are not this fortunate. If there is anyway I can give back even just a little to those living in less privileged countries, I will work hard to do so.”

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