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#CallItFemicide: Feminists, DOHS, urge Lagos lawmakers to pass femicide bill
In a relentless effort to make misogyny a crime in Nigeria, the DOHS Cares Foundation, joined by feminists in the state, urged lawmakers to pass a bill against femicide. The protest, which took place at…
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The Intersection of Climate Change and Gender Inequality
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges we face today. While discussions about its impacts are common, the effects on the rights and lives of women and girls, particularly Nigerian women and…
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For many schoolgirls with disabilities, rags are alternatives to pads
Ahead of her 5-day menstrual flow, Precious Ejiofor*, a student with autism spectrum with flexion of the wrist, struggles to fold clothes into reasonable sizes for her menstrual flow as she cannot afford to purchase…
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Three Nigerian Women Improving Girls’ Lives In Their Communities
Justina Oziohu Isimishere was only ten when she first saw a baby in a carton with a knife piercing its heart. A few years later, while in secondary school, she knew of a girl who…
