Khadija Abdulkarim

Khadija Abdulkarim Population and Reproductive Health Initiative Khadija is the Deputy Team lead for the Population and Reproductive Health Initiative’s (PRHI) Girls’ Education Program in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, where she coordinates programs and strategies for community engagement, monitors and supports the GCE staff, supervises and manages program databases, and trains mentors and adolescent girls to become role models in … Read More

Victor Osae Ihidero

Victor Osae Ihidero Women Connect Initiative Victor is the Co-Director and Communications Manager at Women Connect Initiative (WCI), a women-led non-governmental organization based in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria. He coordinates all education-focused programs aimed at using alternate communication approaches to educate rural girls and women through techniques such as Drama-in-Education (DiE) and Theatre-for-Development (TfD) methodologies. Victor has eight years of … Read More

Bella Akhagba

Bella Akhagba Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care Bella is the Founder and CEO of the Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care. With over 17 years of experience in the development sector, she has worked with both national and international organizations, including the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria as a Program Officer and the World Bank as a … Read More

2018 Annual Breakfast Recap

Rise Up Together welcomed allies, friends, and fellow supporters to its 2018 Annual Breakfast for a powerful celebration of visionary leaders rising up to improve the health, education, rights, and well-being of girls and women around the world.

2018 Annual Breakfast – Denise R. Dunning

Speaking at Rise Up Together’s 2018 Annual Breakfast, Rise Up Together Founder and Executive Director Denise R. Dunning discusses her father’s influential role in her life and work for gender equity.

Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Creating New Opportunities for Girls in Nigeria

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By Oduwa Agboneni, Rise Up Gender Equity Initiative Fellow and Founder and Executive Director of the Nenis Foundation Continuing our series of profiles of new Rise Up Gender Equity Initiative Fellows, Oduwa Agboneni shares her story of gaining new skills, knowledge, and networks to advance her work from service delivery to systems change.  Growing up, my choices and decisions were mostly … Read More

Rise Up Youth Champions Attend International Conference on Family Planning

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In November 2018, Rise Up sponsored a delegation of our Youth Champions to attend the International Conference on Family Planning and the Youth Pre-Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. These powerful young leaders and innovators in sexual and reproductive health and rights joined this important global convening to share their knowledge and expertise, and connect with fellow leaders and experts in the … Read More

Meet Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up’s Nigeria Country Director

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Theresa Kaka Effa is based in Abuja, Nigeria and is a reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) advocacy expert. She has led the formation and strengthening of several national and state-level civil society networks and has participated in the development and review of successful RMNCAH policies with numerous civil society and government stakeholders in Nigeria. Theresa holds a … Read More

Building a Movement of Civil Society Leaders to Advance Gender Equity and Social Justice in Nigeria

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By Theresa Kaka Effa, Rise Up Nigeria Country Director In November, Rise Up held an intensive seven-day Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator workshop for a second cohort of 20 civil society leaders from Kaduna and Lagos states in Nigeria. These leaders are passionate about improving girls’ education, ending violence against women and girls, advancing women’s economic empowerment, and improving sexual and … Read More