Affiliation

Lecturer- Part time,
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,
Otto/Ijanikin, Igbogbo outreach Centre,        
Ikorodu-Lagos

Address

11 Bisiriyu Enifeni Street
Solomade, Ikorodu,
Lagos,
P.O.Box 352,
Ikorodu,
Lagos
NIGERIA.

Contact

07069458282, 08055143284

olawaleatere@yahoo.com

seniorcitizensinitiatives@rocketmail.com

Biosketch

Mr Aterea holds an MSc in Social Work (Social Welfare Option) from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo State where he specializes in Gerontology – Social Work. He also holds a BSc Economics and is an associate member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered).

Mr Atere has worked as a voluntary social worker when he was a member of the Rotaract club and for more than a decade with the Missionary Fellowship International Nigeria.  His vision is to see fair and equitable distribution of wealth and social justice in society especially for older persons.

Key research/capacity building interests

Research Interests

• Socio-cultural challenges of the care of the aged in Nigeria
• The state of our health care facilities and the care of the aged in Nigeria.
• The rural area aged in Nigeria and access to basic infrastructural facilities
• The retired Nigerian railway workers – a case for social welfare
• The impact of the transportation system on older persons in Nigeria

Capacity Building Interests

• Training and facilitation
• Care and support
• Policy advocacy

Current/planned research

• Socio-cultural challenges of the care of the aged in Lagos state
• The state of the health care system and the care of older persons in Nigeria
• The impact of the transportation system on older persons in Nigeria

Current engagement in capacity building

Presently sensitising students on the importance of social care of older persons through involving them in research – assisting in administration of questionnaires