Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Maternal Health Care

One of the Art Pieces at the Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala hosted by Nigeria Health Watch

by Cynthia Umeh

The Nigeria Health Watch (NHW) organized the second edition of the Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala, focused on "Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Maternal Health Care." The gala aimed to raise awareness of maternal health issues among stakeholders beyond the health sector, encouraging guests to engage with art, participate, and begin finding solutions to Nigeria's maternal health challenges. 

Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala: A Rallying Call for Improved Maternal Health Care

Panel Session at the Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala by Nigeria Health Watch

by Cynthia Umeh

Maternal health is a critical issue in Nigeria, with thousands of women dying each year due to preventable causes. In recognition of this pressing challenge, Nigeria Health Watch organized the second edition of the Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala, focused on "Elevating Women's Voices for Quality Maternal Health Care." The gala aimed to raise awareness of maternal health issues among stakeholders beyond the health sector, encouraging guests to engage with art, participate, and begin finding solutions to Nigeria's maternal health challenges. 

Financial Empowerment for Women: Closing the Gender Gap in Africa

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By Adetayo Adetokun

Achieving gender equality is not only a moral imperative but also a crucial driver of sustainable development and economic growth. Despite significant progress in recent years, women in Africa continue to face systemic barriers that limit their financial empowerment. The gender gap in financial access, resources, and opportunities has profound implications for women's lives and the overall development of the continent.

Promoting Decent Work: Empowering African Workers for a Sustainable Future

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By Adetayo Adetokun 

Africa, a continent rich in resources and cultural diversity, holds immense potential for economic growth and development. However, to harness this potential and ensure a sustainable future, it is crucial to prioritize the promotion of decent work and empower African workers. 

Live and Let Live!

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By Adetayo Adetokun

Across the vast and culturally diverse African landscape, deeply ingrained societal expectations and age-old customs often rigidly reinforce binary gender norms, leaving little room for those who transcend these restrictive boundaries. As a consequence, gender non-conforming individuals find themselves entangled in a web of discrimination, prejudice, and bias, all of which impede their access to quality education and obstruct their path toward career advancement. These challenges act as barriers to their personal growth, hindering their ability to thrive in a society that is often reluctant to accept and support their authentic selves. 

Youth Activism in Africa: Igniting Change for a Better Future

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By Atinuke Adeosun

For far too long, Africa has suffered from a lack of development, inequality, and poverty… but the narrative is changing. A new generation of passionate and resilient young activists is emerging, determined to shape the future of the continent. They are the voices that demand to be heard, the innovators who present solutions, and the change-makers who refuse to accept empty promises. They are igniting a transformational flame that Africa desperately needs.

Early Childhood Development: Investing in Brighter Futures

 

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By Atinuke Adeosun

In the heart of Africa, where the sun casts its golden rays upon a land of untapped potential, the future waits with bated breath. It is within the realm of Early Childhood Development (ECD) that the key to unlocking that potential lies. This crucial period, from conception to eight years, holds the power to shape the destinies of the continent's children, and to pave the way for brighter futures.

Renewable Energy Innovations: Providing a Sustainable Future for Africa

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By Cynthia Umeh

Africa, with its tremendous renewable energy potential, is on the verge of a sustainable revolution. Africa has a unique potential to leapfrog traditional energy sources and embrace renewable energy breakthroughs as the world grapples with the problems posed by climate change. This article examines the significance of renewable energy in Africa as well as its possible ramifications for other continents.

Shades of Us is Hiring!

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Shades of Us Storytelling Initiative for African People (‘Shades of Us’) is a non-profit organization using storytelling to address the socio-economic issues affecting Africa, Africans and people of African descent, with a view to facilitating open and honest conversations that lead to introspection, analysis and perspective change towards the greater goal of a redefined continent and people.

SWAG Initiative: Empowering Girls and Women Through Education

Beneficiaries of the SWAG Initiative Education Project

Education is a basic right that every child should have, regardless of their gender, race, or socio-economic status. However, in many parts of the world, including Nigeria, girls are often denied this right simply because of their sex and assigned gender roles. At Shades of Us Storytelling Initiative for African People (Shades of Us), we are thankful for organizations like Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Initiative who are dedicated to improving the lives of girls and women in Nigeria through education.

Brunch and Rejuvenate with The Sunshine Series

Guests painting at the Brunch and Rejuvenate Women's Retreat hosted by The Sunshine Series

Women across the world are doing it all. We are running companies, building applications, fostering communal and national development, reaching the most underserved, providing care to family members, and generally ensuring that everyone else is fine.