Shades of Us

Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash By Simbiat Amzat The African music industry is experiencing unprecedented growth. With the rise of digi...

Ojonugwa Yahaya and Other Teachers at the Junior Secondary School Sheda, Kwali. Image Credit: Ojonugwa Yahaya by Ojonugwa Yahaya When I look...

Students in a Junior Secondary School in Abuja, Nigeria. Image Credit: Ojonugwa Yahaya By Ojonugwa Yahaya Within school walls and beyond, we...

Photo by Kaboompics.com on Pexels By Adetayo Adetokun In today’s digital age, managing menstrual health has become more convenient with the ...

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels By Adetayo Adetokun I was sixteen when my father told me he could not have another child.

Photo by Edmond Dantès on Pexels By Glory Ayobami Ogunbodede  They were five minds, five flames — each burning bright in their corner of Jos...

Photo by Masum Rahimi on Unsplash By Simbiat Amzat We have immunization on our minds at Shades of Us, with special focus on The Big Catch-U...

Photo by Tope A. Asokere on Pexels By Simbiat Amzat Women are the true architects of society. Every International Women’s Day serves as a po...

Panel Session at the 2025 Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala hosted by Nigeria Health Watch (NHW) By Cynthia Umeh and Simbiat Amzat At Shades of...

Group Photo of Participants at the Inaugural  National Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Conference hosted by Stand With A Girl (SWAG) Init...

Image by PNW Production on Pexels By Olayinka Precious   Growing up in Kano, Aisha always knew the world was not fair. She watched her mothe...

Image by UOL By Adetayo Adetokun Hollywood has always been a storyteller. But it doesn’t just tell any stories—it tells stories that shape h...

Image by Samuel Adeleke on Pexels By Adetayo Adetokun So you are  11… You are 11, and the world still belongs to you.

  By Simbiat Amzat The Beijing+30 review presents a pivotal moment to evaluate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform fo...

Design by UNESCO By Simbiat Amzat Shades of Us participated virtually as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizati...

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko By Simbiat Amzat Luck shone on Olufunke when she got an employment offer from a top construction company in Abu...

Photo by Şeyhmus Kino By Atinuke Adeosun "Education is the foundation upon which we build our future." Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Educat...

Angela Bassett at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Photo Credit:  Highsnobiety By Ramatu Ada Ochekliye The 2025  National Association for the Adv...

Photo by Nappy on Unsplash How many more Black mothers must die during childbirth before the world takes notice?  How many more Black child...

Photo by Diana Simumpande on Unsplash By Adetayo Adetokun  If you knew someone who does even half of what you do, You wouldn’t just admire ...

Images by Abubakar Balogun on Unsplash By Pius Onyebujor From the beginning of civilization and before humans began to grasp the true nature...

The GRAMMY Award Image by the Recording Academy Ramatu Ada Ochekliye The 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards happened on February 2, 2025, and as usua...

Photo by Ahmed akacha on Pexels Overcoming Challenges and Building Resilience By Glory Ogunbodede Displacement is a pressing global issue, a...

Panelists at the Inaugural Girls Education Summit. Image by Shades of Us By Cynthia Umeh On November 21, 2024, we had the honor of attending...

Image by PAGED Initiative at the Amplifying Voices Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Event By Cynthia Umeh On November 27, 202...

Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels by Atinuke Adeosun Africa’s digital revolution connects millions to new opportunities, fostering commu...

Shades of Us at the Global Girl Leadership Project (GGP) Conference at Waru, Abuja. Global Girl Leadership Project Conference By Cynthia Ume...

Panel Session on 'Driving Ownership of Anti-SGBV Safeguarding Practices Across Nigerian Tertiary Institutions'. Image Credit: Shehu ...

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels By Pius Onyebujor Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global problem crossing cultural, economic, and geogr...

By Cynthia Umeh On November 23 , we had a nice experience at the Movies & BBQ festival: An Evening of Fun, Games, Barbecue, and Movies!...