Bays Planet Foundation and She Leads Climate Action’s Side Event at COP28, UAE
Event Announcement: “You Care for the Planet: Care for You Too – Reflection on our Well-Being as Climate Activists” Date: 3rd December, 2023Time: 14:35 – 15:25 GSTVenue: Children and Youth Pavilion, COP28 Blue Zone Located at the Expo 2020 City, Dubai We’re thrilled to invite you to a pivotal event during COP28, where we take […]
EmpowerHer: Promoting Affordable Sanitary Pads and Policy Reform for Sustainable Menstrual Health in Nigeria
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EmpowerHer: Promoting Affordable Sanitary Pads and Policy Reform for Sustainable Menstrual Health in Nigeria A Bays Planet Foundation Initiative Friday, 30th June 2023 – The Bays Planet Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the EmpowerHer Campaign, a groundbreaking project aimed at addressing the critical issue of affordable menstrual hygiene products […]
Introducing the She Leads Climate Action Fellowship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday 1st, June 2023 Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the She Leads Climate Action Fellowship, a groundbreaking program designed to equip and empower young women with the strategic knowledge and tools needed to address the urgent challenge of climate change. This fellowship takes a holistic approach, providing […]
2023 International Women’s Days Mentorship Program – Cohort 3 Onboarding ceremony
For two consecutive years, Girl Up Nigeria with support from Bays Planet Foundation has hosted a mentorship program to commemorate International Women’s Day. At Girl Up Nigeria, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to show women that we support them and believe in their dreams. We believe that mentoring is important to create connections with […]
YCIC: Addressing Issues of Sexual Violence
Bays Planet Foundation launched the You Care I Care (YCIC) project, a capacity-building and stakeholder workshop to (1) Sensitise parents, guardians, and communities about identifying patterns of sexual abuse or violence in their children and (2) Develop tangible ways to address these issues collectively.
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.