{"id":2215,"date":"2024-10-28T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=2215"},"modified":"2025-01-28T06:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:08:41","slug":"with-deep-sadness-lola-adedokun","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/stories\/with-deep-sadness-lola-adedokun\/","title":{"rendered":"With Deep Sadness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Aspen Global Innovators Group, we are heartbroken to share the sudden passing of our Executive Director, Lola Adedokun, on Wednesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lola was more than a leader\u2014she was a visionary, a mentor, and a champion for development, health and gender equity across the world. Her passion for addressing global health challenges through innovative, community-led solutions defined her work. Lola believed deeply in the power of locally-rooted leadership and made it her mission to amplify underrepresented voices. As the Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, she worked tirelessly to equip diverse leaders with the tools to drive meaningful change, fostering community-driven solutions that create lasting impact. Amplifying these voices was not just a priority\u2014it was a responsibility for her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her energy, passion, and commitment to making a difference and a lasting change were contagious. Lola had an unwavering belief in justice and often reminded us with her powerful words, &#8220;We are only here for good trouble.&#8221; Her impact on our team, fellows, partners, and communities is immeasurable, and her legacy will continue to guide us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lola, you will be profoundly missed, but your spirit and legacy will forever remain in our hearts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rest in peace, Lola.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2216 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lola-headshot-3-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"468\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 304px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 304\/468;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2191,"template":"","publication_category":[],"publication_theme":[],"class_list":["post-2215","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","featured-featured-bottom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/2215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publication_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_category?post=2215"},{"taxonomy":"publication_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_theme?post=2215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}