Help Nigerian Women Access Reproductive Healthcare

Thanks to your support, we reached 303 young people with HIV education. And 74% got tested for the first time.

Your generous contributions made it possible to mobilize resources to bring HIV testing and education directly to young people in Lagos and Abuja.

Your support is creating real shifts in the lives of college-age girls and the ripple effect is growing.

Our peer educators mobilized young people to participate in HIV education sessions. Of the 242 who received an HIV test, an incredible 74% were first-time testers.

And we are not stopping there.

These numbers represent something deeper: young people walking through fear for the first time, choosing knowledge over stigma, and taking control of their health. Post-survey results showed 82% feel more confident about accessing HIV testing and care in the future.

This is what progress looks like: girls showing up for themselves, asking questions, and taking the first steps toward a healthier future.

Because of you, they know their status.
Because of you, they are empowered to protect themselves and their loved ones.

And because of your continued support, we’ll reach even more young people in more communities, one life at a time.

You are making change happen. 

And we are grateful for you.

Thanks to your support, we brought cervical cancer screening, vaccines, and HIV testing to nearly 120 women and girls this last quarter. In Dukpa, a remote Abuja community, we paired cervical cancer screening and vaccination, with HIV education and testing.  

• 43 girls (aged 9 to 15) received vaccinations against cervical cancer.
• 21 women got pap smears at a health facility in the community.
• 52  individuals received HIV tests

Vaccinated girls have a reduced risk of getting cervical cancer in the future. People who received HIV counseling and testing know their status, and how to protect themselves and their loved ones from contracting HIV. 

Knowledge is a vaccine too

Nearly 9 in 10 women and girls gained new knowledge on how to protect their health, and committed to tell their peers and neighbors about HPV vaccines, cervical cancer screening, and HIV testing.  Before the intervention: 

• Most (90%) of the women and girls had never heard of cervical cancer, and they did not know how HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer – is spread.
• More than half (51%) of the women and girls had never heard of HIV. 
• Nearly 8 in 10 of the women have never been tested for HIV

Thanks to your help, that’s changed. You are bringing healthcare to communities, building trust and saving lives. 

 Thank you for making change happen.