With support from UNICEF, the Trailblazer initiative Nigeria held a 1-Day Local Government Area Level Policy Advocacy Dialogue with Parliamentarians (Ward Councillors), LGA Executives, Government Officials, Academia, and Services Providers on Tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Child Marriage, and other forms of Gender-Based Violence in Ibarapa East LGAs, Ibarapa North LGA, and Kajola LGAs. At...

2,093 U-reporters were enrolled by the 10 Youth Activists and TBI staff through advocacies, Sensitization programs, Reflective Dialogue sessions and other social media and Community engagements. The U-reporters are aware of their roles as advocate and Activists on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, Gender-based Violence, Violence against Women and Children and Child Marriage in...

1-day Engagement/Advocacy dialogue with influential (traditional, religious, legislators, influencers, artists etc.) in Ekunle and Malete – Iseyin LGA and Ogan and Ayetoro-Oke, Kajola LGA to get their buy in and support for elimination of FGM and other forms of violence. Mapping of Community Based Youths and Women groups to create awareness on movement for good...

Peer to peer session to 3,600 peers/girls by the 300 Peer Facilitators/GenderChampions 1-day state level orientation meeting with34 executives of Youths and Womenorganization with state coverage tosecure their partnership on enrolment toMovement for Good. Focus group discussion with 36community-based women groups aroundproviding support for survivors of FGM Inaugural meeting to set up 33 FGM survivor’s...

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...

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...

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...