Call for Application for Heading for the Future Bootcamp
The Heading for the Future program is a project by Girl Up Nigeria and Bays Planet Foundation to bridge the gender gap in Science and Technology-related careers through encouraging and empowering young women, between the ages of 18-27 to take up and harness their interests in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The project is […]
Girl Up Nigeria commemorates 2 years of impact and action
Girl Up Nigeria, a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization founded on the 14th of July, 2020, in alignment with the Girl Up campaign under the United Nations Foundation, celebrates 2 years of impact.
African policy researchers recognise our Founder
Our founder, Baliqees Salaudeen, has always loved everything that contributes to Nigerian and African-wide development. Be it the policy research space, advocacy for the girl-child, boy-child, education, gender-based violence, and several other pressing social and environmental issues.
The 2022 Menstrual Hygiene Day with Girl Up Nigeria
Girl Up Nigeria, in partnership with Bays Planet Foundation, organised a series of school outreaches across three states of Nigeria to create awareness on menstrual hygiene management, break the taboos, and end the stigma around menstruation.
How You Can Empower Women Without Being the Government
You don’t need to be the government to empower women. You don’t even need to be as rich as Femi Otedola or Dangote. You only need to be a human who knows that women need to be empowered to do these:
Nigeria is careless about child illiteracy, and here’s what we know
Many children work on farms or in markets to help their families earn more income in Nigeria. These are kids who should be in school.
How does sexual assault affect relationships?
We wrote about the crazy thing about sexual assault and what it actually means. What we’ve also discovered is that it affects relationships too.
Feminism: The position of advocates and curbing the toxicity it is breeding
We at Bays Planet Foundation believe feminism is an absolute rejection of domination and oppression over a particular gender. Feminists activists must know some things included in this article.
What You May Not Understand about Sexual Assault
Linda was on her way to her hostel on a Thursday evening. A man has been catcalling her. She didn’t give this man attention, given that she always knew what those things meant.
Bays Planet Foundation Celebrates 2022 International Women’s Day
We from Bays Planet Foundation join the world in breaking the bias and stereotypes against women.