By Aisha Ahmed, WI-HER, Gender, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement Advisor for USAID IHP in Sokoto State, Nigeria “A young girl had an obstetric fistula at a young age. She was married and pregnant. Unfortunately, the girl was living with [...]
February 4th, 2021 A Letter to My Fellow Humans, Alison LeFew, WI-HER’s Senior Director for Program Growth and Partnerships Beginning this year, every February 4th we will mark the International Day of Human Fraternity. Today we celebrate the [...]
Source: DHIS2 Since August 2020 – through the USAID Social Behavior Change Activity – WI-HER has been working closely with USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-East) Project and Tororo District’s Nagongera health center [...]
By: Aisha Ahmed, Gender, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement Advisor, Sokoto State, Nigeria USAID IHP brought together program officers from different ministries, departments, and agencies to ensure that activities included in the annual operational plan (AOP) were realistic and [...]
By Kenneth Goughnour, Program Coordinator for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of [...]
WI-HER is a proud partner leading gender equity and social inclusion on the global USAID Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East Program (Act | East), led by RTI. Listen in as Dr. Taroub Harb Faramand, President [...]
By: Aisha Ahmed, Gender, Social Inclusion and Community Engagement Advisor, Sokoto State, Nigeria WI-HER, with USAID IHP, works in Nigeria to address maternal, child, and reproductive health challenges. Cultural and traditional practices greatly affect women across different ethnic [...]
By Helen John, Gender, Social Inclusion, and Community Engagement Advisor The 16 Days of Activism campaign is an annual event focused on increasing awareness and hastening progress toward ending all gender-based violence (GBV) globally. As a global women’s empowerment organization, [...]
Earlier this week, Anne Kpason, a WI-HER Gender Advisor in Nigeria, was invited to make a presentation on a popular radio show in Abuja for 16 Days of Activism. She was there along with a representative from [...]
By: Alison LeFew, Senior Director for Program Growth and Partnerships She brought me an orchid To celebrate new life, Elegant and reaching For the bright light. He made her a smile At first; she dazzled, Beautiful and giving, Sharing [...]
