Heartbreaks & Mental Health
Heartbreaks are essentially an interesting phenomenon, not necessarily the term you were expecting, but isn’t it? Love is a beautiful thing when feelings are mutual between two parties. Still, unfortunately, both parties may make commitments that no longer meet up, resulting in mutual or non-mutual separation. However the case may be, breakups hurt. We often […]
Gender-Based Violence: Its Cultural, Religious and Social Effects.
by Jolaade Olatunbosun Leaving had never been an option for Maria, especially not in this part of the world; leaving one’s family is like a stigma, a stain not easily washed off even with the thickest bleach. Yes, she loves her children and has endured all the abuse and shame her husband has meted out […]
The #RedCard2GBV FIFA Competition
WIN a PS 5 Console in the #RedCard2GBV FIFA Competition How to Qualify The 16 Days of Activism is an annual global campaign held between November 25 and December 10 to raise awareness on and take action to end gender-based violence. Both men and women can be victims of gender-based violence (GBV), although women are […]
COVID-19: HACEY HOLDS MATERNAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM IN LAGOS, OGUN, OYO
HACEY, a not–for–profit organization has, with support from Access Bank Plc, held a Maternal Health Support Program as a response to promoting maternal health during COVID-19.
Accelerating Change For Gender Equality
The International Women’s day is a global day celebrating the achievements of women all around the world while also raising awareness on the status of women. In Nigeria today, women and girls still face limited access to employment, education, participation in governance, and access to essential and basic health services. For over 12 years, we, […]
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NIGERIA
The sexual and reproductive health and right (SRHR) of women and girls is related to several human rights, such as the right to health, life, privacy, education, freedom from torture, and the prohibition of discrimination. As such, women’s right to health includes their sexual and reproductive health (SRH), which means that women are entitled to […]
THE NEED FOR IMPROVED WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Access to safe water, adequate sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion as a basic human right plays an integral role in improving the health and productivity of a community. The Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6): Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water for all, is a precursor for achieving other SDG goals. With water being […]
TO DIE IN NIGERIA, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
No water, no life, and safe water mean a healthy and productive life. Imagine walking miles just to get water, imagine how many children have to go late to school because they travel miles to get water for their families and imagine how people die every day because of one water-related disease or the other. […]
GIRL EMPOWERMENT
INTRODUCTION The planet earth has over seven billion people as its inhabitants with almost half of this number as females. Change-makers, as they can be called, is an integral part of the society and are popularly referred to as the ‘the gentle storm’. they are an important target group whose contributions to the development of […]
MATERNAL HEALTH AS THE MOST IMPORTANT HEALTH ISSUE FACED BY WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NIGERIA
The time of pregnancy is a delicate time for each of the close to 10million women and girls who become pregnant in Nigeria annually. Women usually have a 50:50 ratio of death and survival during this period. This is why utmost care during this time cannot be overemphasized. Most […]