What a year it’s been at IGE-SRH! Thanks to our wonderful community of donors, partners, and our dedicated team, we’ve tackled big challenges and made substantial progress. In 2023, we addressed critical issues affecting the LBQTI community—from improving sexual and reproductive health rights to fighting gender-based violence and pushing for gender equality. Despite the obstacles …
The Initiative For Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) has successfully concluded the “Being and Becoming Advocates: SRHR Inclusion Project,” a transformative four-month initiative supported by HIVOS (Welead). The project targeted young LBQTI rightsholders in Nigeria’s South-South zone, with the aim of empowering them to champion their own sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). …
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The Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) has successfully completed the “Being and Becoming Advocates Project 2.0,” aimed at empowering LBQTI individuals in Nigeria’s South-South and North-Central regions. This four-month initiative focused on enhancing advocacy, sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and legal awareness among LBQTI rightsholders and healthcare facility heads. Objectives …
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Every year, for the past 20 years, IDAHOBIT, which stands for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia, has been observed across the globe by members of the LBQTI+ community. This year, under the theme “NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: EQUALITY, FREEDOM, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,” we come together to raise awareness of the …
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Written by Victory Wekulom Regardless of the growth and progress in LBQTI+ rights globally, Nigeria remains one of the challenging countries for persons within the community. They face discrimination, persecution, and legal restrictions, which constitute significant barriers to their safety and well-being. Within this complex environment, one problem is prevalent: the sexual assault against LBQTI …
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Introduction: Would you like to enhance your skills and advance your career? The Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) is thrilled to launch an exclusive vocational training program designed specifically for LBQTI individuals in the South-South of Nigeria. This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to empower the LBQTI community through …
Introduction: The Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) is excited to announce the launch of a new economic empowerment program specifically designed for LBQTI individuals in Nigeria. As part of this initiative, we are calling for dedicated individuals to step forward as focal persons in Edo, and Rivers State. This is your …
Tell us about your passion for creating inclusive workspaces for women as a talent acquisition manager. For me, the desire to build more inclusive workspaces for other women is a way of paying forward the hand I was dealt, as I have met many women during my career. When I first started in HR, I …
Location: uyo, Nigeria Organization: Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) About IGE-SRH: IGE-SRH is a youth-led sub-national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of LBQTI individuals who have faced discrimination and exclusion due to their sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, and sexual characteristics. Our mission is to enhance the knowledge, skills, …
Location: uyo, Nigeria Organization: Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) About IGE-SRH: IGE-SRH is a youth-led sub-national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of LBQTI individuals who have faced discrimination and exclusion due to their sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, and sexual characteristics. Our mission is to enhance the knowledge, skills, …
The Initiative for Gender Equality and Sexual Reproductive Health (IGE-SRH) is a sub-national, youth-led organization that has been established to improve the lives of marginalized groups in Nigeria.
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