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A pad bank for girls to stay in school

Yahuza Bawage

August 30, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Pad-A-Girl project by the Citizen Participation Advancement and Awareness Initiative (CPAAI) helps those experiencing period poverty, particularly girls in primary and secondary schools and underprivileged women. CPAAI offers washable pads that are good for five years, installed pad banks in area schools and taught the women and girls how to create washable pads themselves. The program launched in 2020 and has since helped more than 7,000 women and girls across 25 schools and communities.

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Leading local communities to demand better

Yahuza Bawage

August 25, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

The Community Action-Led project, facilitated by Youth Awareness For Peace And Development, trains community members in civic engagement and grassroots governance to encourage them to become more active in local matters. The initiative has educated at least 2,000 people in Jigawa State.

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How this youth group redefined voter engagement in Adamawa

Yahuza Bawage

August 21, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Adamawa

The nonprofit YIAGA Africa is increasing voter participation in general elections by providing grants to youth across Nigera looking to launch their own voter engagement projects. The grant recipients help people register to vote, run awareness campaigns, and work with local organizations.

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Woman-led non-profit sparking hope in Borno communities

Yahuza Bawage

August 14, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

The Advocacy for Human Value Foundation works to protect vulnerable communities — like women and children — in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps due to the Boko Haram crises. The Foundation has addressed fundamental community needs by increasing access to water and hygiene facilities, healthcare services, educational opportunities, safety practices and has even partnered with entrepreneurs to empower women with profitable skills and small grants to help make them more independent.

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The women leading Kano's charge for a greener future

Yahuza Bawage

August 02, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Dakata, Kano

In Nigeria, the Arewa Women Initiative For Climate Change Advocacy And Environmental Sustainability works to educate people on climate change and empower them to make informed, environment-friendly decisions. Through events like tree planting campaigns, the initiative spreads awareness on a variety of issues while coordinating action.

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Helping girls in northern Nigeria take their first digital step

Yahuza Bawage

July 13, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria

A digital literacy training program in Nigeria, the Gina Mata, Gina Al'umma, is bridging the country’s technology gender gap by teaching women and girls about the gig economy, STEM, graphic design, storytelling, and how to sell products online.

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A sanctuary of literary rituals moulds teenagers into star writers

Yahuza Bawage

June 17, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Minna

Through the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation, teen writers in Nigeria receive mentorship from established writers and learn to give critique and be critiqued by their peers, with the ultimate goal of helping them become published authors.

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