International Women’s Day 2018: The Time is Now

When women are empowered, they are better aware of their rights and economic problems and are hence better situated to develop solutions to them. This is observable in the emergence of more female gynaes and health practitioners, more female fashion entrepreneurs making garments for Women, more women in governance advocating for the wellbeing of Women and bearing the torch of peace initiatives or a peaceful world and more women leaders who take a stand against violence against Women & gender pay gap.

Skills Acquisition: Ankara Crafts with Suror Obada

Suror Obada of Sucrose Crafts Accessories with the participants of New Thread Teen Mothers bootcamp as they display their products of bags, purses and jewelries crafted out of African prints.

Skill Acquisition Sessions: Tie & Dye

At the entrepreneurship incubation centre, teenage mothers take classes on designing fabrics in the slums of Ajegunle, Lagos, Nigeria; courtesy of a vibrant youth, Tobiloba Arewa Adesanya of Adire World who took the participants through sessions of acquiring the skill.

Skills Acquisition Bootcamp for Teen Mothers in Ajegunle Community, Lagos

In February, 2017, Bridge Her Dreams rolled out the New Thread project, a 10-week capacity building project for out-of-school teenage mothers in the slums of Ajegunle, a community in Lagos, Nigeria. This project, in collaboration with Dreams From The Slum borders on self-esteem building &counselling sessions, maternal health awareness & family planning and vocational training sessions on …