By Uzoma Chukwudi

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has revealed how she got her major source of funding for her hit series, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’.

Akindele, who is a producer of other films including; Omo Ghetto, Battle On Buka Street and A Tribe Called Judah, revealed at an event hosted by BellaNaija titled #HerMoneyHerPower that it was a woman who bankrolled Jenifa’s Diary.

The event which was held in Lagos on Saturday, September 21, has attracted praise from Nigerians for Akindele.

HerMoneyHerPower is a campaign by BellaNaija and She Tank on women’s economic power, the ability of a woman to participate fully and equally in the economic sphere.

At the #HerMoneyHerPower event, Funke shared a personal story about the importance of women’s economic influence. For the first time, she revealed how she secured funding to continue filming her “Jenifa Diaries” series when she hit a financial roadblock. She said the lifeline came from a fellow woman.