Young participants reached
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.
The 2022 International Women’s day Workshop convened 300 young girls and women from local communities, internally displaced person camps, women-led CSOs, religious organisations, and schools. These participants were empowered and educated with skills in personal development, leadership, ICT, and making reusable pads.
My Body, My Future Army Day Secondary School project empowered 115 young girls of the school with in-depth, comprehensive sexuality education, which is vital for young people to reach their full potential. The participants also received 1-1 counseling sessions and free menstrual hygiene products.
My Body, My Future Mpape project delivered comprehensive sexuality education, 1-1 counselling and distribution of free menstrual hygiene products to 100 young girls in the community.
The My Body, My Future Kuchingoro IDP Camp project delivered comprehensive education on sexual and menstrual health and distributed free menstrual hygiene products to 50 young girls to enable them make informed decisions.
The 2022 Volunteers Retreat empowered 11 volunteers with the skills required to build capacity and autonomy in the civil society space. It was also a team bonding event, where volunteers connected to share and learn from one other, creating broader opportunites for future collaboration.
My Body, My Future Army Day Secondary School project empowered 75 young girls with the fundamentals sexual and reproductive health knowledge and skills. They also receieved 1-1 counselling and free menstrual hygiene products.
