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Jika Adolescent Hub (JAH) is a grassroots organisation engaging with young people and leveraging modern technologies to narrow knowledge gaps and deliver employability and entrepreneurial skills and comprehensive sexual health education to underserved young people in communities, including people with disabilities.
The My Body, My Future Programme, is a community-based sexual health education programme aimed at empowering young people with complete knowledge about their sexual health, creating safe environments that encourage honest and open conversations, providing opportunities for peer-to-peer support, and protecting young people from adverse outcomes.
The Sexual Health Education (SHE) Programme is a digital-based programme that brings sexual and menstrual health education to young people’s fingertips. The programme leverages digital tools to improve sexual and menstrual health literacy and promote healthy behaviours around relationships for young people and communities across Africa.
The Young Learners Programme is a skills acquisition initiative aimed at strengthening young people’s agency and eradicating poverty. The initiative is designed to empower young people with employability and entrepreneurial skills to contribute to the socioeconomic development of their communities.
Based on the unmet needs, Jika Adolescent Hub was founded to support young people in Nigeria and globally by maximising their agency and improving access to comprehensive sexual health information and linkage to sexual health services.
Family planning (FP) refers to the ability of individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children, and the spacing and timing of their births through the use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of infertility. Nigeria’s family planning (FP) policies primarily position contraception as a woman’s responsibility, sidelining male involvement. A […]
Introduction: Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management in Africa Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), as defined by the WHO and UNICEF joint monitoring program, encompasses the access to and availability of clean menstrual products for collecting menstrual blood, decent privacy for changing materials, access to clean water and soap for washing the body as needed, and safe and […]
Introduction In our world today, the concept of health is evolving beyond merely the absence of disease. Holistic health, which encompasses physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being, is gaining recognition as a more comprehensive approach to wellness. At the heart of holistic health is self-care, a practice that involves taking deliberate actions to nurture and […]
Every day, we hear stories around us and on the internet about the unfortunate consequences that befall young people due to the wrong decisions they make regarding their sexual health. These mishaps range from being in toxic or abusive relationships to rape cases and even death. Studies have shown that these negative outcomes, including sexually […]
In recent times, it has become normal to find leaked private videos or pictures of people on the internet. Content is king, they say, and the desire to troll, trend, be favoured by the algorithm, and make money is gradually eliminating humanity and consideration for each other. What is Sextortion? Sextortion is the short term […]
