Funder:Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria / ActionAid Nigeria Partners:Coalition of Civil Society Networks on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria – Oyo State Chapter (CiSHAN Oyo State) & Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria (TBI NG) Project Overview The project was part of a Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) exercise aimed at tracking, assessing, and improving the National Social...

n Tuesday 29th August, 2023, our team was at Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate to conduct edutainment (educational entertainment) to create awareness on FGM, child marriage, GBV, VAWC and other harmful practices, dissemination of existing information, research, etc. and increase research uptake on elimination of harmful practices, FGM, child marriage, GBV and VAWC and...

We were at Ido community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State for a 1-day advocacy meeting with influential leaders to support the elimination of female genital mutilation in the community. Ido community is one out of the 10 communities where we have received support from UNICEF Nigeria to implement the project “Strengthening the...

On Wednesday, 20th of September 2023, UNICEF in partnership with TRAILBLAZER INITIATIVE AND ONELIFE INITIATIVE held a 1-Day state level Orientation meeting with National Youth council of Nigeria(NYCN) Executives & Supervisory/Coordinating Ministries to mobilized 640 groups and 960,000 individuals to join the M4Good to join FGM in Oyo State The meeting which started at about...

OPENINING REMARKS AT 1-DAY STATE LEVEL – POLICY ADVOCACY DIALOGUE WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND SERVICES PROVIDERS ON TACKLING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM), CHILD MARRIAGE, AND OTHER FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE BY DR DARE OLAGOKE-ADARAMOYE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – TRAILBLAZER INITIATIVE NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, 27TH JULY, 2023 The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly – Rt....

In a bid to proffer solutions to the challenges hindering implementation and operationalization of the Oyo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2020 the Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria- a youth-led, Youth and Women focused Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organization that is committed to the betterment of generations and making Positive Change Inevitable in the Society with support from...

1. MYTH: Women that are not cut will be Promiscuous. FGM will control their sexual desire and preserve their virginity FACT: This is not true! Women can control their sexual desire without undergoing Female Genital Mutilation. Talking to your girls about her sexuality and building good morals in her helps to make responsible and informed...

Congratulations Kabiyesi! The entire Board of Trustees, Management Staff, Youth Activists and Volunteers of TRAILBLAZER INITIATIVE NIGERIA felicitate with HRM OBA WASIU OYEDELE SAKA (Olokolonigi II) – THE ELERO OF ILERO LAND On your Official Crowning Ceremony and presentation of Staff of Office today, Friday, 26th May, 2023. KABIYESI, may your reign continue to be...

by Dr. Mohamed Selim Al-Awa General Secretary of the International Federation of Islamic Scholars Question 1: Is FGM a precept of Islam since it has been mentioned in the Sunna? Answer 1: Islamic Sharia is derived from the following authentic sources: the Holy Quran, the Sunna (traditions), Qiyas (use of analogical arguments) and Ijma’ (juridical...

To further boost our cordial relationship with the Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion; and intimate the new Director of Child Welfare on our work in the State, we embarked courtesy visit to the Director of child welfare – Mr Akeem Gbemileke Ojerinde on Friday 19th May, 2023. The Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria...