On this year’s International Women’s Day, we reaffirm our commitment to achieving gender equality in the health and development sectors. We stand with women and girls around the world and celebrate their incredible resilience and strength. This year’s theme, DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, highlights the power of technology to accelerate progress towards…
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DEFINITIONS AND OVERVIEW Sight is central and fundamental to basic human existence, the loss of which through the out-set of any degenerative disease such as Glaucoma, portends a serious short-change to an individual’s whole- being and existence. Thus Glaucoma, identified as one of such degenerative diseases, has been tagged as the “silent thief of the…
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In recognition of her tireless and passionate dedication and advocay for the rights of persons with mental health, Asido Foundation honured our Executive Director, Prof Cheluchi Onyemelukwe as a Special Ambassador for Mental Health. Congratulations.
In continuation of CHELD’s training activities for organizations (state and non-state actors) providing services to Victims of Trafficking in the Northwest, with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), we conducted a 4-day training in Kano State. The aim of the training was to equip services with basic knowledge of service provision through…
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Mental health is the aggregate of the psychological, emotional and social well-being of an individual. It is the determining factor on how we relate with each other within our society.[1] The cumulative state of a person’s mental health conditions, ultimately affects that persons behaviour. As such mental health conditions of a person go a long…
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For a long time, women and girls have been victims/survivors of gender-based Violence (GBV) who required protection, education, and empowerment to advocate for their human rights.[1] As a result, efforts to reduce GBV have been directed primarily toward women and girls. While this is still vital in the fight against GBV, there is an emerging need…
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Centre for Health Ethics, Law and Development (CHELD) alongside the Women Arise Developmental and Humanitarian Initiative (WADHI), facilitated an interactive workshop to outline effective protocols for the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The institutional capacity-building workshop was aimed at strengthening the VAPP department of the National Agency for the Prohibition…
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Trafficking in persons within states in the Northwest is on the increase. This activity is majorly carried out on unmanned border routes. In addition, the high level of poverty, banditry and low agriculture yield which is associated with climate change, also drive human trafficking in this region. Furthermore, trafficking in persons is made easier in…
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The Country Gender Profile for Nigeria was prepared by CHELD in collaboration the British Council for the European Union. It provides an understanding of gender equality challenges and opportunities, the position and roles of girls, boys, women, and men, in all their diversity, in society, as well as the distribution of resources and power between…
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Lack of human security and opportunities and other factors such as conflicts, persecution, environmental degradation, and climate change contribute to migration.[1] Regardless of the reason, migrants are among society’s most vulnerable and marginalised groups. They are frequently abused and exploited and have limited access to essential services such as healthcare.[2] On this International Migrant Day, governments are…
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