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  • From 'Identity Search', She Built A Movement Against Mental Illness

    August 05, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Victoria Restored Minds provides therapeutic and emotional support to people facing mental health challenges. With its team of counselors, therapists, and psychologists, VRM has provided counseling, therapy, and general support to about 2,000 people.

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  • In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

    March 30, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The "music + football = peace" initiative is an annual football tournament where Muslim and Christian youths between the ages of 18 and 25 play matches together to promote a culture of peace and religious tolerance. Since launching in 2020, the initiative has six teams of 16 people, with plans to expand and reach more areas.

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  • A Faith-based Network Equips Youths For Peace In Violence Prone-Jos

    February 28, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The Africa Faith and Justice Network trains young people on de-radicalization and collaboration efforts to end violent religious conflicts in the area. The Network teaches youth how to use dialogue and be more tolerant of different groups in an effort to avoid violence.

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  • The Feeling Of Freedom After Prolonged "Awaiting Trial" In A Nigerian Prison

    January 10, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Considering the overwhelming number of low-income inmates awaiting trial in Nigeria due to lack of legal representation, Heafort Foundation takes up such cases and provides legal services free of cost. Since 2019, the foundation has helped about 200 inmates get out of jail while also supporting them with the means to complete their education or learn new skills so they can restart their lives again.

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  • This NGO's Strategy Helps Ex-convicts Avoid Repeating Crime

    December 13, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

    In the nine years since its founding, Dream Again Prison and Youth Initiative has helped more than 2,000 incarcerated Nigerians prepare for success in work and life after they leave prison. Using mental health support, vocational training, and financial aid after graduates leave prison, the program works in six prisons in an effort to combat the country's rising recidivism rate. Much of the focus is on helping would-be entrepreneurs start their own businesses rather than rely on existing businesses that may not want to give the formerly incarcerated a second chance.

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  • Sexually Abused Women Are Running To This 'Secret Safe House' For Healing

    September 04, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    In Nigeria's Oyo state, survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence can find emergency shelter and a host of services at Women Safe House. The stigmas attached to these crimes and the government's failure to enforce the relevant laws leave women and girls with emotional challenges that can be addressed through counseling and support groups. The safe house supplements its limited bed space with a network of volunteers willing to house survivors. The safe house's services include low-interest loans to help women achieve independence by starting their own small businesses.

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  • The 'Hospitals For Humanity' Where Nigerian Children With Heart Disease Get Free Surgeries

    July 27, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hospitals for Humanity provides medical treatment, screening, and surgeries for Nigerian children living with congenital heart disease. The nonprofit relies on foreign doctors but uses the opportunity to allow local doctors to shadow and learn from them. In cases where children can’t be helped at home, they are flown out to hospitals abroad where their cases can best be treated.

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  • Inside Nigeria's Home-grown School Feeding Programme

    July 05, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

    A Nigerian initiative to mitigate childhood food insecurity is sourcing food from small farms to provide daily meals in public elementary schools. In addition to improving the health of children, the program hopes to improve school enrollment and create jobs.

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  • For this Nonprofit, Ending Female Genital Mutilation is a Mission

    April 20, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Society for the Improvement of Rural People educates communities about the physical and mental health dangers of female genital mutilation. Focusing on the five rural communities where FGM is most practiced, SIRP begins by gaining the support of religious and community leaders and then works with them to organize bigger community events where they advocate ending the practice. A particularly effective strategy has been showing a graphic and emotional video of girls undergoing the practice and women dealing with after-effects as adults. Anecdotal evidence shows that the group has changed some minds.

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  • How a Nonprofit's Initiative Helps Villagers Access Healthcare

    March 22, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ozalla Edem-Ani, Enugu State

    To help address a gap in health access for those living in a rural community in Nigeria, a nonprofit that "gives health, educational, and livelihood support to poor groups in Enugu State" built a hospital to serve those seeking out-patient services. Although the hospital isn't equipped to address all health concerns and faces financial constraints, it has helped more than 2,000 people living in the village access care.

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