Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a widespread human rights violation affecting millions of girls and women across the world. According to UNICEF’s 2024 estimates, over 230 million girls and women globally are living with the consequences of FGM. Despite global commitments to end the practice, about 4.5 million girls
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Education is often reduced to classrooms, textbooks, and examinations. But in reality, education goes far beyond academic learning. It is about shaping values, building awareness, and equipping young people with the tools they need to navigate life confidently and responsibly. At YcDEI, our school visits and outreaches are designed
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Religious spaces have long been viewed as places of refuge. A space for guidance, comfort, moral grounding, and community. For many people, it truly serves that purpose. It is where values are shaped, identities are nurtured, and hope is restored. But safety is not defined by intention or belief
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(Some key deliberations from our project among out-of-school girls.) We wouldn’t be debating child marriage, we wouldn’t be struggling with high rates of teenage pregnancy, and we wouldn’t be begging communities and societies to value girls.Because education doesn’t just teach a girl how to read. It teaches her how
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The Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative (YcDEI) convened a Town Hall Meeting focused on preventing gender-based violence (GBV) through collaboration with faith leaders. Prof. Adefunke Ekine gave her opening remarks to begin the program. Goodwill messages were given by Pst. Dare representing the Oyo State CAN Chairman; Rev. Elekima
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YcDEI was privileged to be represented by the Executive Director, Prof. Adefunke Ekine, at the symposium commemorating 70 years of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Southwest Nigeria, hosted by the Dawn Commission. It examined the historical foundations, current state, and future direction of education in the Southwest and Nigeria. The event also featured
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We commissioned the newly upgraded toilet facility in commemoration of World Toilet Day 2025 at Ayaba Alafia Catholic Primary School, Oke Bola. For us at Youthcare Development & Empowerment Initiative (YcDEI), this is part of our bigger mission to end school-based violence and create learning environments where every child
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The world is more connected than ever, but with that connection comes a rising tide of digital violence that targets women and girls every single day. This doesn’t mean that men do not suffer from digital violence, but women and girls have a higher tendency and are more vulnerable
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Today marks the official start of the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global movement calling everyone to stand with women and girls and take bold action to end all forms of violence. Every year, this campaign brings the world together to speak out, raise awareness,
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The Learning and Action Alliance for Girl’s Agency (LAAGA) project held her dissemination program on Saturday, 15 November 2025. The event brought together community members, parents, stakeholders, religious leaders, educators, and partners who have supported the project from the beginning. During the program, the Principal Investigator, Professor Adefunke Ekine,
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