Stories of Change
ENCASE project
Ending Child Marriage and other harmful practices in Nigeria through community engagement, empowerment and advocacy. A project that has reached over 500 girls and women and helped 150 marriages and other harmful traditional practices.
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PALS project
(Psychosocial Aid for people living with LeproSy): Leprosy-affected individuals residing in settlements face significant mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, and stigma, which severely impact their quality of life. The PALS project was implemented to address these mental health issues through targeted interventions which include psychosocial support, carer-training for care-givers and distribution of food packs.
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EMBRACE project
(Exploring Mental health Consequences, Building Resilience And Community-based Empowerment for Adolescents and Young Married Girls in Ibadan, Nigeria) This is a rapid ethnographic assessment which was done to gather data about the psychological experiences of child marriage among young married girls and women who married as girls in affected communities.
Radio drama was used to generate conversations about mental health consequences of child marriage.