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  • HelpMum is training traditional birth attendants to mitigate maternal mortality

    Abiodun Jamiu

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    HelpMum works to reduce maternal and infant mortality by training community birth attendants on modern and safe delivery methods, as most traditional birth attendants lack proper training. Along with training sessions, the group also provides birth kits, or resources to help with the delivery process. So far, HelpMum is present in six states and has trained over 2,000 community health workers.

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  • Nigerian Rural Community Stuck In Water Crisis. A Nonprofit Takes A Photo, And It Tilts The Narrative

    Abiodun Jamiu

    May 28, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Afon, Kwara

    The Grassroots Aid Initiative uses the power of photography to bring safe drinking water to communities in Nigeria. The women-led nonprofit takes pictures of these villages and uses the images to crowdfund on social media. So far, they’ve been able to bring motorized boreholes in 15 communities to help combat water scarcity.

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  • How This Nigerian Book Club is Spreading Joy through Literature

    Abiodun Jamiu

    April 06, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Book O'clock is a book club aimed at increasing the appreciation of African writers in Nigeria. Most public schools don’t teach literature, so young people do not read novels, which is a good way to learn about history and culture. The book club is live on WhatsApp and runs an online store where members can access copies of the books. Book club members also visit secondary schools in the area where they inspire a passion for reading among young people.

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  • Driving change: the all-female garage shifting attitudes in northern Nigeria

    Abiodun Jamiu

    January 12, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

    An all-female mechanic staff is turning heads in Nigeria. Their workshop provides jobs to dozens of women who have limited work opportunities in the region. The female staff also breaks barriers in a society where only men have typically worked as professional mechanics.

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  • Sexual Violence Is Endemic In Sokoto But A Law Firm Is Changing The Narrative

    Abiodun Jamiu

    September 23, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Rashida Muhammad and Co. is a small law firm in Nigeria's northwest states that gives free representation to women and girls who have been victims of sexual and gender-based violence. Despite harsh laws on the books, the people who commit such crimes benefit from an inefficient and slow system of justice. The Rashida firm has successfully prosecuted five cases, with more in progress. When victims do not see a likely way to seek justice, crimes go unreported, people committing harm remain unaccountable, and victims are discriminated against in education.

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