Support Sexual Health Rights for Women and Girls

Dear Compassionate Partner,

There are moments in history when inaction is not an option—when the risks are too great, the suffering too immense, and the cost of waiting is measured in lost lives and shattered futures. The crisis facing women and girls in Benue State is one of those moments.

Right now, in the aftermath of ongoing conflict and displacement, hundreds of girls are at risk of early marriage, sexual violence, and harmful practices like FGM. Every day, a girl is forced to drop out of school to become a child bride. Every week, another survivor faces stigma and silence instead of justice. Nigeria ranks third in the world for the number of child brides—22 million, with Benue State among the hardest hit.

The facts are sobering:

• 1 in 5 teenage girls in Nigeria have begun childbearing.
• 31% of women have experienced physical violence since age 15.
• 14% of girls aged 15–19 have undergone FGM.
• Each day that passes without intervention, more girls are exposed to irreversible harm.

This is an emergency—one that demands your urgent support.

Through the “Support Sexual Health Rights for Women and Girls” project, your immediate action will:

• Empower 400 women, girls, and youth—providing life-saving information, support, and the ability to make autonomous choices about their bodies and futures.
• Establish peer support groups and safe spaces that can intervene now, helping survivors access resources and protection.
• Launch community-wide awareness campaigns to break the silence, challenge dangerous norms, and mobilize leaders to act.
• Strengthen enforcement of laws and prosecution of perpetrators, so that justice is swift and survivors are no longer left to suffer alone.

Delaying action is not a neutral choice—it is a decision with consequences. Every day we wait, more girls lose their childhood, more survivors go without help, and harmful practices remain unchallenged.

You can be the difference between despair and hope, between trauma and healing. Your gift today is not just support—it is rescue, restoration, and protection for the most vulnerable.

Join us now. Stand with Benue’s women and girls at this critical hour, and let’s turn the tide together.

With urgency and hope,