November 9th 2013, was the grand finale of the annual Teenage Festival of Life, popularly known as TFL by young people in the public secondary schools around Lagos. Action Health Incorporated (AHI) has organized TFL over the last 20 years ...
Commemorating World AIDS Day
Every year on December 1, the World AIDS Day is commemorated to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic and since 2011, the theme for World AIDS Day has been ‘Shared Responsibility ...
Married Adolescent Girls Go Back To School in Adamawa and Kaduna States
Significant numbers of Nigerian adolescent girls are burdened with unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion complications and sexually transmitted infections, including high levels of new HIV infections. About 50% of girls in the country are already married by age 20. Although there ...
Girls On The Move: Empowering the Iwaya Community
Nigeria’s adolescent girls hold the key to the well-being of their families, neighborhoods and the nation. If given quality basic education and skills; critical knowledge and the capacity to protect their health; and the confidence and opportunity to grow and ...