PRESS RELEASE: Nigerian development organization wins 50,000 US dollars With and For Girls international award for outstanding work
Development organization HACEY Health Initiative is one of just 20 organisations from around the world to receive an inaugural With and For Girls Award. The With and For Girls Awards is a global initiative to identify and support strong development organisations working with and for girls. The organisation – based in Nigeria and working throughout […]
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I could hear the voice faintly in my sleep but I could not pick out the words. Before I could figure out what was happening, a slap landed on my back forcing me to jump out of bed. My sleepy eyes were met with the excited voice of my friend Sade. She kept twisting her […]
HACEY launches Project Agbebi Video
The long-awaited Project Agbebi instructional video has finally been launched. The video is meant to serve as an instructional guide for traditional birth attendants (TBAs) known locally as Agbebi on safe delivery practices. The event was anchored by the Director for Gender Development Programmes at HACEY, Ms Rhoda Robinson and attended by a host of […]
Reflection of a Mandela Washington Fellow: Social Exclusion: An Expression of Inequalities
In the 20th century, a great educator, Paulo Freire, made a profound statement, one that points to the source of most human inequalities and injustice. He said “the greatest problem of humanity is dehumanisation.” No matter how we have defined this, denying other humans of their basic rights to education, empowerment, healthcare, shelter and a […]
Reflection of a Mandela Washington Fellow: Are Africans Making Africa Vulnerable?
Storytelling is a potent tool for civic leaders. This is because it gives us the ability to narrate our story of change as we work to influence people and policies towards collective growth. With storytelling, we also get a chance to create a true picture and peddle to others the great potentials that our communities […]
Reflection of a Mandela Washington Fellow: Does Africa Need an Education Reform?
Learning is great; not just because of its ability to expand the mind beyond recovery but also for its ability to shed light on the paths of life. And for a few who are committed to continuous learning, it delivers a deeper craving for something greater than self, a point at which we begin to […]
HHI Co-Founder, Tobi Owolabi Wins Queen’s Award
In recognition of his outstanding contributions towards improving human lives, HACEY’s Health Initiative Project Director and co-founder, Isaiah Owolabi has been awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards on Monday, June 21, 2015 at the United Kingdom’s Buckingham Palace.
Ending Extreme Poverty
What is extreme poverty? I don’t have a theoretical definition but i can give you a practical picture- At the age of 3 his short life had been an unending chain of misery, but now his suffering was almost complete. The starvation that racked his fragile body was slowly shutting down his vital organs. His […]
Environmental Education And Action
It is now a fact that over 2 billion people in the world do not have access to safe sanitation and hygiene facilities. The worst case scenario happens when we discover that some communities have been provided with proper hygiene and sanitation facilities and yet the people refuse to use these facilities- This is seen […]
A 16-Year-Old Reflects on the Sex Ed Classes She Took at 6 and 13
This post was originally written by CONOR FRIEDERSDORF for www.theathlantic.com. It is about a 16-year old girl’s view  on sex education classes she took at 6 and 13. Please enjoy and share. When I was six years old, my parents enrolled me in a two-month sex-ed class at our Unitarian Universalist church. The class was […]