| Girls' Power Initiative (GPI) |
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Founded in 1994, GPI sets an international standard for rights-based, gender-sensitive work with young people on issues of sexuality and reproduction. Through outreach centers in four Nigerian states and activity programs in 28 schools, GPI provides Nigerian girls between the ages of 10 and 19 with vital information about their bodies, their rights, and their responsibilities, empowering them to avoid unwanted pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, and violent or coercive relationships, and to realize their full potential as individuals. Through public and media outreach, policy advocacy, a Gender Development Institute, a regular newsletter, and radio and TV programs, GPI is focusing attention on the health needs and human rights of Nigerian girls, and laying the groundwork for a new generation of feminist leaders. IWHC has supported GPI since its creation in 1994. Read more>> Click here to view a report from USAID highlighting GPI as an innovative program that employs a gender approach to improve the effectiveness of prevention, treatment, care andsupport services for HIV/AIDS- a USAID best practice. Bene Madunagu, the Coordinator of GPI's Calabar Centre, has strongly advocated that the National Assembly enact a law to prevent violence against women. Read the November 11, 2009 news piece on it at All Africa. For more information, visit GPI's website. |
