Girls’ Power Initiative | GPI

Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI) is a non-governmental youth development organization with the mission to empower in-and-out of school girls between the ages of 10-18 to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health rights and achieve their full potential. The organization has a head office in Delta State and implements program activities in Delta, Cross Rivers, and Edo States.

Women Friendly Initiative | WFI

Women Friendly Initiative conducts advocacy for improved policy environment for comprehensive RMNCH services and promotion of access to adolescent and youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services, particularly primary and secondary care. The organization is based in Kuje, Abuja and implements national, state, and local activities with a focus in Bauchi and Gombe States.

Women’s Health and Action Research Centre | WHARC

Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) works to promote the sexual and reproductive health and social well-being of women and adolescents (especially girls) through research, documentation, evidence-based advocacy and service delivery. Programmatic focus areas include: maternal, neonatal and child health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, family planning, evidence-based research and advocacy, and strategic health research communication. WHARC … Read More

Let’s Talk

Fellow: Firehiwot Kassa Mohammed This interactive and participatory ‘let’s talk’ talk show in Bole high school in Addis Ababa will empower youth to make responsible sexual and reproductive health choices, and link them to health and counseling services.

Marta Tsehay

Ethiopia Marta is a passionate advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally. She manages the SRHR training, community outreach program, life skills, and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention messages of YWCA’s people with disabilities and youth leadership program. Marta was recently selected as a MILEAD fellow, a selection of Africa’s most outstanding emerging women leaders by the … Read More

Tinbit Daniel

Ethiopia Tinbit is a passionate advocate for girls’ rights and education. At Whiz Kids, she was initially selected and trained to produce one-minute films on diverse gender and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues. She subsequently became the writer and creator of “Girls in Red,” a new animated television series about teen girl heroines who redefine gender roles … Read More

Rahul Kumar Dwivedi

India Rahul is a seasoned organizer of youth-led advocacy, and sensitization and capacity-building trainings. He has worked for CNS since 2008 and currently serves as a correspondent and coordinator for “Vote for Health,” a campaign in schools and colleges focused on young people, health, and rights issues including sexual and reproductive health and rights.  Rahul holds a bachelor’s degree in … Read More

Abhiti Gupta

India Abhiti is a committed youth leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in India. She and worked as a human rights lawyer to ensure the SRHR of women and youth. Abhiti’s main responsibilities were conducting fact-finding missions on women’s access to reproductive and sexual health entitlements throughout India, and litigating in Delhi High Court … Read More

Ankita Rawat

India Ankita Rawat is a passionate advocate for youth empowerment and rights, comprehensive sexuality education, and access to sexual and reproductive health services. Before joining the Youth Champions Initiative, she managed the “Know Your Body, Know Your Rights” program at YP Foundation that advances SRHR of young people by increasing their access to information and services. Ankita leads the program’s … Read More