The PAVE Project: Empowering, Supporting and Equipping Young Girls to Make Informed Decisions
The Platform for Amplifying Voice and Empowerment (PAVE) of girls empowers young girls who in turn empower other peers. The project is currently implemented in 4 locations in Lagos State and the project communities share common attributes including their economic status, underserved and pitched in the outskirts of Lagos State, away from major city activities. […]
Progress on ending Female Genital Mutilation Across FGM prevalent states in southwest Nigeria
Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains widespread in Nigeria. With an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third highest number of women and girls who have undergone FGM worldwide. While the national prevalence of FGM among women in Nigeria aged 15-49 dropped from 25 per cent in 2013 to 20 per cent in 2018, […]
Zero tolerance for FGM: Reporting and speaking out against it
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most important human rights issues of our time because it goes hand-in-hand with other gender equality issues, including child, early, and forced marriage, honour-based violence, and girls’ education. Talking about FGM opens up doors to wider discussions and can be a catalyst for change. On the 10th episode […]
Changing Cultural Beliefs On Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation is associated with cultural ideologies that are wrapped around concepts of femininity and modesty. These concepts include the notion that girls are clean and beautiful after the removal of body parts that are considered unclean, unfeminine or male. Some people believe that the practice of Female Genital Mutilation has religious support, although […]
Platform For Amplifying The Voice And Empowerment of Girls
SAFE SPACE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICATION The Safe space summer fellowship program is a non-residential leadership and self-development camp targeted at providing 100 teenage girls (aged 15 -19) with skills, knowledge and support to improve their health, socio-economic outcomes and self-development. Core content of the fellowship will focus on sexual and reproductive health […]
Water as an Essential Element In Preventing Dehydration
Water is an essential component of our day-to-day lives and has a wide variety of functions within the human body. It is so essential that it is impossible for a human to go longer than seven days without drinking water. Many of us fail to recognize the significance of keeping our bodies hydrated on a […]
PAVE For Girls Project: Empowering And Amplifying The Voices Of The Girl Child Copy
One of the most formative years in a girl’s life occurs during adolescence. From girlhood to womanhood, primary to secondary, and tertiary, and from education to family life, it’s a time of many transitions. There are a number of issues that girls face during this time, they include; increased levels of gender-based violence and abuse […]
PAVE For Girls Project: Empowering And Amplifying The Voices Of The Girl Child
One of the most formative years in a girl’s life occurs during adolescence. From girlhood to womanhood, primary to secondary, and tertiary, and from education to family life, it’s a time of many transitions. There are a number of issues that girls face during this time, they include; increased levels of gender-based violence and abuse […]
The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression: What Is It?
Symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) include a variety of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes in some women following childbirth. Within four weeks of childbirth, the DSM-5, a manual used to diagnose mental disorders, defines PPD as an acute form of major depression. Postpartum depression is diagnosed based on the severity of the depression as well […]
Mental Health: Types Of Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders are a form of mental health disorder. If you have an anxiety disorder, you may react with fear and dread to certain things and situations. You may also experience physical manifestations of anxiety, such as a rapid heartbeat and profuse sweating. Anxiety disorders occur when anxiety impairs your capacity to function, you frequently […]