Josephine Nonyelu
Josephine was called to the Bar in 2009. She received double scholarships from Middle Temple, for which she is truly grateful. She is the director of two companies, Jan Towers Solicitors Limited and Africa Awake Initiative Limited, a law firm and an organisation working to improve the lives of Africans living on the continent and in the diaspora through farming and education, respectively. Josephine recently received a chieftain title awarded in recognition of her philanthropic and humanitarian endeavours within a community in Nigeria. She had always been interested in making a difference in the lives of others. For instance, she founded SCAN (a charitable organisation advocating for families affected by sickle cell disease) and sat on an NHS committee, namely the South East London Individual Fundings Request for Specialised Services (SELIFRS); this funding stream is responsible for providing treatments outside the agreed NHS funding pathway.