NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative

09/03/2026

Happy International Women's Day from NANA!

🎉 Today and every day, we're celebrating the strength, resilience, and achievements of women and girls everywhere! This year's theme is "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls" 💪. Let's come together to empower, support, and uplift each other.

05/03/2026

31/01/2026

🌟 NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative officially kicked off the Integrated Child Survival Advocacy at the Last Mile (ICSA) Project with its inception meeting — a major step toward improving child survival in Nigeria! 🇳🇬

Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and led by Community-Wide Initiatives for Development (C-WINS), in partnership with NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative and ACOMIN, this project aims to reach every child with life-saving immunization and malaria services by 2027.

🎯 Key Goals:
- Advocate for at least $1 per child for health financing
- Strengthen integrated primary health care systems
- Empower communities to lead accountability and demand for health services
- Use digital tools (CommCare, Emvolio) to track performance and reach zero-dose children

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Faruk U Abubakar, Honourable Commissioner for Health, Sokoto State, and brought together key stakeholders — from government officials and UNICEF to local Ward Development Committees and development partners.

📍ICSA will be implemented in Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina States, with NANA leading efforts in Sokoto and Kebbi.

💪 Together, we’re building stronger health systems and making sure no child is left behind — especially at the last mile*.

NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative United Nations Development Programme - UNDP United Nations Information Centre - UNIC, Nigeria United Nations UNICEF Nigeria

17/01/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝟐-𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋GA 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞.

NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative participated in a 2-day reactivation/orientation of the PHC LGA Taskforce Committee, organized by the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with UNICEF

The event aimed to strengthen Primary Health Care services in the state and brought together key stakeholders, including the 23 Local Government Chairmen, Commissioner of Health Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, Hon S.A SSPHCDA, Dr. Musa Yakubu, Dr. Bello Garba Attahiru, and Professor Kaoje, among others.

Key Challenges Identified:

- Poor record keeping
- High number of health personnel, but low attendance
- Lack of fully functional delivery rooms
- Limited availability of ANC/PNC inputs in some LGAs
- Sustainability concerns
- Approximately 90% of participants acknowledged that despite having a large number of staff, only a few are consistently present and active

NANA's Contribution:

In her goodwill message, Saadu Umar From NANA highlighted NANA's projects and impact on Health service delivery in Sokoto State, including:

- Girls4Health project, which has produced thousands of female health personnel

- MCGL project, which has improved health service delivery and empowered vulnerable communities
Nana commended NANA staff's dedication and capacity in project delivery.

The PHC Taskforce Committee:

The taskforce is established to provide strategic oversight, coordination, monitoring, and problem-solving support to improve access, quality, efficiency, and equity of PHC services within the LGA. The composition includes:

1- LGA Chairperson – Chairman
2- DPHC – Co-chair and Secretary
3- M&E Officer – Asst. Secretary
4- LIO – Member
5- MNCH Coordinator – Member
6- Nutrition Officer – Member
7- LCCO – Member
8- DSNO – Member
9- HPO – Member
10- LACA Focal Person - Member
11- RIO – Member
12- Health Supervisory Councilor
13- WDC Chair – Member
14- Chairman of Traditional Rulers – Member
15- Chairman Ward Focal Person Forum – Member
16- DPO – Member
17- Head of Civil Defense – Member
18- Head of DSS – Member
19- All LGA Supporting Partners – Members
20- LGA PMO – Member
21- CBHW Focal Person – Member

The taskforce underscores the government's commitment to deepening community ownership and accountability within the PHC system.

United Nations Sokoto State Ministry Of Health - Nigeria Sokoto Ministry of Technology & Digital Economy United Nations Information Centre - UNIC, Nigeria United Nations Development Programme - UNDP United Nations Youth USAID/Nigeria Health Workforce Management Activity THET (Tropical Health and Education Trust) UNICEF Nigeria

11/01/2026

NANA Initiative urges the Federal Government to extend its CNG transport scheme to Kebbi and other states beyond Lagos and Abuja to ease post-subsidy hardship.

11/01/2026

𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 CHANGE (𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒)

NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative 𝖧𝖺𝗌 𝖢𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖮𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖥𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝗈𝗉𝗍 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖨𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖠 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖮𝖿 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖦𝖺𝗌 (CNG) 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝖯𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖡𝗒 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝖮𝖿 𝖥𝗎𝖾𝗅 𝖲𝗎𝖻𝗌𝗂𝖽𝗒 𝖨𝗇 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾.

I𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖱𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗋𝖽, 𝖭ANA 𝖨𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖵𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖨𝗇 𝖡𝗂𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂, 𝖨𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖮𝖿 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗐𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒, 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖮𝖿 𝖤𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖮𝖿 𝖱𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗋𝗌 (𝖭URTW), 𝖥𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖱𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝖲𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗍𝗒 𝖢𝗈𝗋𝗉𝗌, 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝖮𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖮𝖿 𝖭𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖺 (𝖲ON), 𝖭GO𝗌, 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖮𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖱𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖮𝖻𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖨𝗌 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖼𝗁𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝖮𝗇𝖾 𝖮𝖿 𝖭𝖺𝗇𝖺'𝗌 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖮𝗇 𝖢𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾, 𝖠𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌' 𝖤𝖿𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖦𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖶𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝖣𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝗑𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖮𝖿 𝖭𝖺𝗇𝖺, 𝖣𝗋. 𝖥𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖺 𝖫. 𝖠𝖽𝖺𝗆𝗎, 𝖤𝗆𝗉𝗁𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖭𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝖢NG 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝖳𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖡𝗒 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝖮𝖿 𝖥𝗎𝖾𝗅 𝖲𝗎𝖻𝗌𝗂𝖽𝗒, 𝖶𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖧𝖺𝗌 𝖫𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝗈 𝖤𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝖧𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖨𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖮𝖿 𝖦𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗌 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖨𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖭ANA E.D 𝖢𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖮𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖳𝗈 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝖽𝗈𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖮𝖿 𝖢NG, 𝖭𝗈𝗍 𝖮𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝖨𝗇 𝖠𝖻𝗎𝗃𝖺 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖫𝖺𝗀𝗈𝗌 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖠𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒. 𝖠𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗈 𝖧𝖾𝗋, “𝖶𝖾 𝖧𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖭𝗈𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖮𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝖫𝖺𝗀𝗈𝗌 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖠𝖻𝗎𝗃𝖺 𝖧𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖡𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖠𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖳𝗈 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢NG 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖲𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖨𝗇 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖲𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖧𝗎𝗀𝖾 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗍.

𝖠𝗌 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖨𝗇 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝖶𝖾 𝖧𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖮𝖿 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖠𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖲𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖨𝗇 𝖵𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖳𝗈 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝗈𝗉𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖶𝖾 𝖧𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖣𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖨𝗇 𝖨𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆𝗆. A 𝖲𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖶𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖧𝖾𝗅𝖽 𝖨𝗇 𝖪𝖺𝗇𝗈, 𝖪𝖺𝖽𝗎𝗇𝖺 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖤𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖭𝗈𝗐 𝖨𝗇 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖠𝗋𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗐𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒 𝖧𝗈𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗈 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖳𝗈 𝖠𝖽𝗈𝗉𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖳𝗈 𝖤𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝖨𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗋 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗐𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒, 𝖠𝗅𝗁𝖺𝗃𝗂 𝖡𝖺𝗅𝖺 𝖦𝖺𝗀𝗀𝖺, 𝖲𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖪𝖾𝖻𝖻𝗂 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖨𝗌 𝖸𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗈 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖢𝗇𝗀 𝖡𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖧𝖾 𝖠𝖼𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗅𝖾𝖽𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖪𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇 𝖦𝗐𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗎 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖨𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖧𝖺𝗌 𝖠𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖡𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝖠𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖳𝗈 𝖤𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗇 𝖮𝖿 𝖳𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖧𝖾 𝖲𝖺𝗂𝖽: ” 𝖳𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖨𝗌 𝖸𝖾𝗍 𝖳𝗈 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖦𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖢NG 𝖡𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌.

T𝗁e 𝖨𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 is 𝖠𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗌 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 NANA'𝗌 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖳𝗈 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌' 𝖦𝗈𝖺𝗅 𝖮𝖿 𝖫𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖦𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖶𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖳𝗈 1.5°𝖢 𝖠𝖻𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖯𝗋𝖾-𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖫𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌. 𝖭𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝖨𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗆𝗌 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗌 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌. This collaboration is in partnership with African Health Budget Network (AHBN) and Institute for transport Studies (University of Leads).

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20/12/2025

𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘: 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋

On 16th December 2025, NANA Girls & Women Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with consortium partners Centre for Well-being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions (C-WINS) and Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), successfully held the Strategic Alignment and Inception Meeting for the Integrated Child Survival Advocacy at the Last Mile (ICSA) Project in Abuja, supported by the Gates Foundation.

The Integrated Child Survival Advocacy at the Last Mile (ICSA) Project, launched in late 2025, is a game-changer led by a consortium of civil society organizations aiming to slash child mortality in underserved communities, focusing on integrating primary healthcare and advocacy to reach kids in the "last mile"—those remote areas often missed by health systems.

The project’s main goals and objectives are to target 145 LGAs across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto States (Osun as comparator):
- Ending Preventable Deaths: Aiming to reduce under-five mortality to 25 or fewer deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030, in line with SDG 3.2.
- Reaching the Last Mile: Targeting the "unreached" and "zero-dose" children who lack access to life-saving vaccines and basic treatments.
- Integrated Service Delivery: Strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC) to address the leading causes of death in children aged 1–59 months: pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria.
- Advocacy and Accountability:Galvanizing national and sub-national leadership to increase domestic health financing and ensure high-quality, people-centered pediatric care.

Focus Areas:
ICSA is an advocacy-led initiative translating policies like BHCPF 2.0, SWAp, MAMII, and HOPE-PHC into measurable impact at the last mile.
- Strengthen LGA leadership and accountability
- Improve PHC financing and integration
- Promote data-driven advocacy
- Reinforce community engagement and accountability

Key stakeholders from the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, NPHCDA, state institutions, ALGON, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, development partners, technical agencies, and civil society organizations attended to strengthen alignment, co-creation, and coordination for effective project implementation.

NANA, as a women-led and community-focused organization, emphasized the importance of community ownership of advocacy, agreeing to operationalize Local Health Area Advocacy Teams (LHAATs) and leverage Ward Development Committees (WDCs) to amplify community voices and strengthen accountability at the LGA level.

Key Next Steps:
- Finalize priority LGAs
- Commence baseline assessments
- Operationalize LHAATs
- Develop a clear action plan with defined roles and timelines

NANA, together with her partners, remains committed to collaborative, evidence-driven advocacy for accountable, integrated, and community-responsive PHC systems—ensuring no woman or child is left behind at the last mile!

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11/12/2025

NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: "𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥"



Gender‑based violence remains a significant concern in Kebbi State and Sokoto State.
According to Nationonline Agency’s 2024 data report, 133 Nigerian women and girls were killed due to GBV between January and December 2024.

Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiatives, through her efforts to combat GBV in Kebbi and Sokoto, has initiated several activities with UNICEF and the WVL project to fight these abuses, especially among women and girls.

Key factors contributing to GBV:
- Poverty
- Low education status
- Legislative actions
- Lack of parental support
- Lack of adequate funds to address GBV
- Low legal actions
- Hawking among others.

NANA’s activities to Fight GBV:

- Campaigns and sensitisation against exploitation and abuse
- Coalition of CBOs in Kebbi State, which led to the creation of the VAPP Law in the state
- Advocacy visits to government officials
- Partnerships with ministries (Women Affairs, Education, Health, Youth, etc.) to fight GBV
- Creation of School‑Related Gender‑Based Violence (SRGBV) programmes in 16 secondary schools in Kebbi State, making learning environments safer for girls
- Strong collaboration with security agencies, traditional and religious leaders
- Strengthening community‑based organisations to identify, respond to, and report GBV cases
- Uniting and strengthening community structures in rural areas
- Providing economic empowerment to vulnerable victims – over 1,500 rural girls trained in tailoring, knitting, cosmetics, snack & drink processing, animal farming, poultry, salon work, etc.
- Creating savings and loan associations for women and girls in rural areas
- Safe‑space programmes that give rural girls tools to protect themselves and speak out
- Enrolling over 500 girls back into school in rural areas

Through her initiative *NANA’s Girls and Women Empowerment Initiatives* have tackled 108 GBV cases, and the some of the perpetrators are now in prison.

Together we can end GBV!

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゚viralシalシ

09/12/2025

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📣 𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 “𝗨𝗡𝗶𝗧𝗘 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀”

As part of NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative efforts to use digital Technology to fight against Gender Based Violence in partnership with the Sokoto State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, NANA commemorated this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender‑Based Violence with a series of impactful activities.

The central event was an awareness lecture on digital violence, targeting youth and adolescents to boost their understanding of online safety, responsible digital engagement, and the growing risks of cyber‑related abuse. The lecture was delivered by Dr. Bello Almustafa, Director of the Sokoto Information Technology Unit, who shared deep insights into the forms, drivers, and prevention of digital violence.

👥 Participants included:
- The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
- Implementing partners
- Civil society organizations
- Girls from selected secondary schools

Creating a rich, diverse learning environment at the *mSultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute, Sokoto on 7 December 2025.

🗓️ What's next?
On 10 December, we’ll take the message to the streets with a road walk across the Sokoto metropolis to raise public awareness and strengthen community advocacy against gender‑based violence.

Let’s keep the momentum going! Join us, share your stories, and help end digital violence against women and girls.

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゚viralシalシ

04/11/2025

𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐁𝐁𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄.

𝐑𝐄-𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃

We're thrilled to share that a 10-year-old boy who went missing for 4 months has been FOUND! 🌟 Thanks to the efforts of our UNICEF-trained Community-Based Child Protection members and the support of , we were able to trace his family in Koko community! 🌈

The boy, who was picked up by Hisbah and taken to the Ministry of Women Affairs Remand Home, was reunited with us through the Honourable Chief Justice of Kebbi State. With the boy's picture and a short video, our team worked tirelessly to track down his family. 🤝

We're grateful for this successful reunion and the opportunity to provide support to the family. The family has received counseling on the dangers of child negligence and the importance of positive parenting. 🌿

Special thanks to:
- for their support
- Ministry of Women Affairs
- Our dedicated team:
1. Director Social - Yuhana Gebriel
2. LGA Coordinator - Maniru Abdulrashid
3. Chairman Committee - Ayuba Abdulrashid
4. Nafisa Zaki - Mentor
5. Rabi'u Abubakar - CBO President

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