Fellow: Ruth Asabe Barrera Grant Year: 2019 Location: Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria Organization: Hope for the Village Child Foundation (HVCF) Project title: Safe Space for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information for Adolescent Girls Project summary: In Kaduna State, 21% of teenage girls aged 15 to 19 years had been pregnant according to a February 2019 report by … Read More
Health Matters Incorporated (HMI)
Fellow: Damilola Elizabeth Aboluwarin Grant Year: 2019 Location: Apapa and Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government Areas, Lagos State, Nigeria Organization: Health Matters Incorporated (HMI) Project title: Mainstreaming Friendly and Comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Health Services for Girls and Young Women into Primary Health Care Centers in Lagos State Using 2 Primary Health Care Facilities in Apapa and Ajeromi/Ifelodun as Model Clinics Project summary: … Read More
Foundation for Moral Value Reorientation (FMVR)
Fellow: Iretiola T. Adebayo-Olubi Grant Year: 2019 Location: Nigeria Organization: Foundation for Moral Value Reorientation (FMVR) Project title: Advocacy for Inclusion of Digital literacy & Values-Learning Among Prisoners in Nigeria with Special Focus on Female Prisoners Project summary: There is a high recidivism rate among female inmates in Nigeria’s prisons and most of these women have limited access to opportunities … Read More
Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN)
Fellow: Tolulope Favour Aderibigbe Grant Year: 2019 Location: Agege and Mushin Local Government Areas, Lagos State, Nigeria Organization: Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) Project title: Advocacy for the Prohibition of the Practice of Child Marriage in Agege and Mushin Communities of Lagos State Project summary: The Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN) will work to stop the … Read More
The Cece Yara Foundation
Fellow: Esther Osunro Grant Year: 2019 Location: Lagos State, Nigeria Organization: The Cece Yara Foundation Project title: Enactment and Implementation of a By-law to Eliminate Child Marriage Project summary: The Cece Yara Foundation is working to address the alarming and increasing incidences of child abuse, rape, and maltreatment. One in four girls in Nigeria experience sexual violence (and one in … Read More
Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care (BEFCAM)
Fellow: Bella Akhagba Grant Year: 2019 Location: Imude, Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria Organization: Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care (BEFCAM) Project title: Enactment and Implementation of a By-law to Eliminate Child Marriage Project summary: Nigeria is ranked third globally in having the highest number of child brides. Bella Foundation for Maternal and Child Care (BEFCAM) is … Read More
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF)
Fellow: Benjamin Yunana Maigari Grant Year: 2019 Location: Kaduna State, Nigeria Organization: Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) Project title: Advocating for Policy Formulation and Adoption of Free and Compulsory Education for Girls in Public Secondary Schools Project summary: AMDF is working to close the gender gap in education in Kaduna State, a state with very poor education outcomes, including low … Read More
Population and Reproductive Health Initiative (PRHI)
Fellow: Khadija Abdulkarim Grant Year: 2019 Location: Kaduna State, Nigeria Organization: Population and Reproductive Health Initiative (PRHI) Project title: Advocacy for a Policy on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kaduna State Project summary: Adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age comprise 33% of the total population of Kaduna State and are at higher risk for maternal mortalities and … Read More
Broader Horizons: Fighting Against Gender Discrimination in Nigeria
By Oyeyemi Pitan, Rise Up Gender Equity Initiative Fellow and Program Manager for Vaccine Network for Disease Control Continuing our series of profiles of new Rise Up Gender Equity Initiative Fellows, Oyeyemi Pitan shares how the knowledge she gained through Rise Up’s Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator has enabled her and her organization to better advocate for the protection of girls’ … Read More
Rise Up at Women Deliver 2019
Rise Up’s delegation of powerful leaders who are championing change for girls, youth, and women in their communities and countries around the world, will participate in Women Deliver 2019. Women Deliver is the world’s largest conference on the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women in the 21st century, serving as a catalyst for global advocates working to achieve … Read More
