By Jackson Ameh | Project Leader
Real change begins when the most vulnerable members of our communities are given the opportunity to thrive.
In Northern Nigeria, women and girls with disabilities often face multiple layers of discrimination. Conflict, poverty, harmful social norms, and disability-related stigma place them at an increased risk of gender-based violence, child marriage, exploitation, and exclusion from education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.
Yet these women are not defined by their vulnerability. They are leaders, mothers, daughters, entrepreneurs, students, and changemakers whose potential is too often overlooked. At GoGreen Environmental Health Sustainability Initiatives, we believe that protecting women means empowering them.
This project will equip 50 women and girls with disabilities with knowledge of their rights, access to survivor-centered support, psychosocial care, legal and health referrals, livelihood assistance, and opportunities to become advocates for change within their own communities.
We will also work with traditional leaders, religious leaders, youth groups, and community members to challenge harmful attitudes, reduce stigma, and create safer, more inclusive communities where violence is never accepted.
Your donation is an investment in lasting change.
It helps one woman find safety.
It helps another rebuild her confidence.
It helps a girl remain in school instead of being forced into marriage.
It helps entire communities embrace inclusion, equality, and respect for the rights of persons with disabilities.
When you support this project, you are doing more than responding to violence—you are helping prevent it.
Together, we can break the cycle of abuse, empower women with disabilities to become leaders in their communities, and ensure that no woman is left behind simply because she lives with a disability.
Every woman deserves safety.
Every girl deserves opportunity.
Every act of generosity brings us one step closer to a future free from violence.
By Jackson Ameh | Project Leader
By JACKSON AMEH | Project Leader
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
