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March 7, 2025

Transforming Lives in Rural Nigeria: Empowering Adolescent Girls to Thrive

A transformation is unfolding in the remote communities of Obanliku, Bekwarra, and Obudu in Cross River State, Nigeria, where harmful cultural norms, economic hardships, and gender-based violence have long limited the opportunities available to adolescent girls. For years, teenage pregnancy, forced marriages, and systemic discrimination have forced many young girls out of school, depriving them of education, support, and the…

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October 21, 2024

The IGNITE Inception Workshop: Making meaningful connections and laying solid foundation for collaboration

Following the start of the project activities in May 2023, we conducted our first inception workshop from July 3rd to July 7th, 2023 in Kampala. The workshop was a unique opportunity to gather representatives from the consortium partners, IRC Technical Advisors working on project-related topics such as Child protection, Education, Inclusion, Safeguarding and Women Protection and Empowerment, as well as…

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October 17, 2024

IGNITE at Women Deliver: Catalyzing action on the neglected challenges of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

We are excited to share that IGNITE attended on July 19 2023 the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, a global event focused on gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women. During the conference, IGNITE took part in a round table discussion hosted by the project donor, the Agence Française de Développement, where we had the…

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June 17, 2020

IGNITE launches call for proposals: Investing in civil society organizations through feminist grantmaking

IGNITE launched a closed call for proposals in December 2023, inviting eligible CSOs workingin Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Nigeria to submit proposals to obtain grants ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 80,000, for a duration of 12 to 19months. Feminist and women-led CSOs had the opportunity to apply for funding to establish themselves and grow; implement…

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June 17, 2020

The IGNITE project launch in Cameroon and Ethiopia: a collaborative effort to ensure adolescent girls’ access to education

A series of launch events will take place in some of the countries where the project will be implemented. The aim is to provide visibility to the project and connect with the work of civil society organizations and adolescent girls through localized multi-stakeholder partnerships.The IGNITE team, with the critical support of the IRC Cameroon team, successfully launched the project in…

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