From silence to leadership, Francisca’s journey is one of courage and change.She overcomes menstrual hygiene challenges and builds confidence through learning.Now she empowers other girls in her community. Seventeen-year-old Chukwuma Francisca knows what it feels like to miss school because of her period. Growing up in Kagini, a community in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory, she and...
For generations, conversations about girls’ rights have been led for them, not by them. But across Jigawa State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a quiet revolution is happening. Young girls are no longer waiting for permission to speak—they are researching their own realities, standing up, and leading the charge for systemic change in their...
A COUNTRY WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE SAFE IS POSSIBLE: ACTIONAID NIGERIA CALLS FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION TO TACKLE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA As the world marks the 2024 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) under the theme “Towards 30 Years of the Beijing Declaration: Unite to End Violence Against Women,” ActionAid Nigeria is urging...
Programs for young people in sub-Saharan Africa have been directed largely toward unmarriedadolescents, neglecting the fact that a large proportion of adolescents – especially girls – are married in some settings. Early marriage is a common feature of girls’ adolescence in Northern Nigeria, yet few programs are in place to support this sizeable and vulnerable...
Zainab Suleiman is a 17-year-old girl who suffered teenage forced marriage and attempted rape by her 75-year-old so-called husband. She stayed in the “safe house” for three weeks; she received mentoring, psychological and trauma healing interventions. In the course of her stay, she acquired skills in bead making, cooking, and leather work. Zainab has regained...
My name is Omekedo Oby. I am a young black writer. I own my blog and the link above belongs to me. I have publications related to feminism, awareness of sexual abuse, and young women in general. I am also a freelance writer and I am open to taking new jobs.
As a young girl growing up in the Northern part of Nigeria, I was bold among family and friends but shy to strangers. Life begun for me in secondary school when I joined the Red Cross Society and was trained as a Home Nurse. The experience was exciting, and I discovered I enjoyed being of help...
