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...

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...

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...

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...

We invite you to join on us this Sunday by 5:00PM on our weekly Facebook Live webinar. It promises to be another existing time of Learning and Experience sharing! Dont miss it. See poster for details.

With support from UNICEF Nigeria, the Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria held Town hall meetings/Community Dialogue targeted towards dissemination of existing information, research, etc. and increase research uptake on elimination of harmful practices, #FGM, #childmarriage, #GBV and #VAWC and community hubs for innovation in Kajola LGA (Gbonje and Ilero Communities), and Ibarapa East LGA (Eruwa and Lanlate...

We invite you to join for yet another exicting time of learn on Sunday 30th April, 2023 by 5pm as we X-ray the topic; “Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation, Gender-Based Violence, Violence against Women and Children, and Child Marriage through Policy Advocacy”. We will be sharing success stories, Lessons Learnt and Best Practices from our recently...

Do you have any question bothering your mind about Female Genital Mutilation, Gender-based violence, Violence against Women and Children and Child Marriage?   Please do well to join us on Facebook Live Webinar by 12:00 Noon tomorrow Friday, 28th April, 2023 where our Executive Director @dareadaramoye will answering some of these questions on our facebook...

Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria with support from @unicef_nigeria held a 1-Day Policy Advocacy Dialogue with Government Officials, Academia, Parliamentarians and Service Providers on Tackling Challenges Faced by Girls in Relation To Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage, Gender Based Violence, Violence Against Women and Children and Other Harmful Practices in Eruwa and Lanlate Communities of Ibarapa East...