Nigeria: Sports empower girls in Northeast Nigeria
Girls sports teams and tournaments are giving young women in Northeast Nigeria, a dangerous place for women, a chance to build self esteem and skills in safe spaces....Read More
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Nigeria: Women for peace platform
The Nigeria Lake Chad Basin program's Women for Peace Platform trains women to identify and address challenges in their communities. This leads to greater social cohesion and reduces vulnerabilities to violent extremists....Read More
A book club inspires girls in Nigeria
A group of girls from Maiduguri in Northeast Nigeria are finding inspiration and confidence through a book club supported by the USAID/OTI Nigeria Lake Chad Basin Program....Read More
Nigeria: Social media street fighter promotes women’s rights
Social media advocate Zara Kareto works on behalf of women's rights in Northeastern Nigeria....Read More
Nigeria: A new chapter for literacy in northern Nigeria
The Northern Education Initiative Plus program is expanding access to education for children in Nigeria, while also improving the quality of instruction in the country’s remote northern regions of Bauchi and Sokoto....Read More
Somaliland: A Voice and a Vote- Mobilizing women in the 2017 presidential election
In the 2017 presidential election in Somaliland, women played critical roles as civil society leaders, poll workers, party agents and voters with support from the USAID BUILD project....Read More
