Nigeria
Projects in Nigeria
Amana Association
Stigma, Discrimination and Poverty Reduction Among People Living with HIV/AIDS
To reduce stigma and empower rural Muslim communities by training HIV-positive women in income-generating activities and raising awareness on HIV/AIDS.
Education as a Vaccine Against AIDS Inc. (EVA)
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Education Campaign
To advocate for the right to education for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) by mobilizing parent-teacher associations, policy makers, state and local government education authorities and the media in eight communities through video screenings, OVC presentations and community-led initiatives.
Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS)
Advocacy and Management Capacity Building for People Living with HIV/AIDS
To improve community response to HIV in the Badagry area of Lagos State, by engaging the community to address stigma and discrimination, increase access to accurate information about HIV and advocate in the government and community for the rights of people living with HIV.
Living Hope Care (LIHOC)
HIV Transmission Prevention in Osun and Bauchi States
To strengthen the institutional capacity of LIHOC and four emerging grassroots partner organizations to care for people living with HIV/AIDS and people with disabilities, focusing on the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and stigma reduction.
Media Concern Initiative
Sensitizing Youth on Sexual Violence Prevention and Response
To address sexual violence on adolescent girls by providing access to information in schools on reporting sexual abuse to the police; to provide counseling, medical and legal advice; and to review existing documents in schools to protect children from abuse.
Physicians for Social Justice (PSJ)
Integrated Health and Education
To promote community health in northern Nigeria through rural mobile clinic services, training of home-based care volunteers, and advocacy to increase and improve health services in rural communities.
The Independent Project (TIP)
Needs Assessment of the Lesbian Community in Lagos State
To conduct a baseline survey among lesbians in Lagos state to better integrate their concerns in the promotion of the rights of sexual minorities in Nigeria and to provide vocational trainings for sexual minorities and trainings on sexual diversity and human rights for the judiciary, media and the civil society in Lagos State.
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIER)
Promoting Human Rights and Health in the LGBT Community
To provide human rights education and promote leadership development in the LGBT community through workshops, community dialogues and an internship program.




