William Femi Dare was born in the 70’s and started his early education at Roman Catholic Primary School Ogori, Kogi State where he obtained First School Leaving Certificate in 1985. He proceeded to Community Comprehensive High School, Ogori and successfully completed his Secondary education in 1993. From there, determined to further his education, Dare went to School of Mines and Metallurgy as well as Kogi State Polytechnic and bagged National Diploma in Mineral Resources Engineering in 1996. In 1997, He is a member of the Association of Nigeria Mining Engineers.
His unfettered courage, resilience and determination made me stint in some notable organizations and varied industries namely:- Nigeria Holden Limited a mining Company as a manager, year 2000-2005; Gateway Radio, Abeokuta, Ogun State as a Marketing Agent, year 2006-2007; International Standard Automotive Spare part Limited as a Marketing Manager, year 2008-2010; Willow Solid Rock Nigeria Limited as the CEO/MD, 2011-2016; ISHIBA Development and Empowerment Centre as the Kwara State Coordinator, year 2017
From the success recorded in the program he was motivated to personally found another NGO to further his desire to empower as many as possible.
From 2018 till date he is the Founder/Managing Director of Willow Empowerment for Grassroot Development Initiative (NGO).
In recognition of his Skills and uncommon abilities, William Dare was appointed to work in the following global organizations:- 2018: Member of World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund; A member and the Coordinator of African Youth Commission in Nigeria; 2019: Member of Anti-Corruption Advocacy Network (ACAN); 2020: Member of UN-SDG AFRILEADERS HUB and the Coordinator of East Africa; and Member of