A Feminist Organization Empowering marginalized Women and Girls through Innovative strategies.
Empowering women and girls in Northern Nigeria through education, health, and leadership development. Together, we can break the cycle of poverty and gender exclusion, creating a
brighter future for all. Join us in making a lasting impact.
About Us
Women-led organization
The Girl Child Values Support Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of women and girls, including those with disabilities, in rural and crisis-affected communities in Northern Nigeria. Through a comprehensive approach that includes arts, storytelling, education (with a focus on STEM), sports, advocacy, health, and empowerment initiatives, the organization strives to amplify and support the voices and rights of women and girls in these regions.
Prevent Gender-Based Violence Against Women
Promote All-round Development for Women
- Advocate for Education and Learning
- Support Sexual Reproductive Health Rights
- Ensure Disability Inclusion in Society
- Champion Climate Justice for Communities
Growing up in poverty, children face many challenges: hunger and health problems, limited access to education
Our Vision
A world where every girl and woman, including those with disabilities in rural and crisis-affected communities, has equal opportunities, empowerment, and the support to achieve their full potential.
Our Mission
To advocate for and uphold the rights of women and girls, including those with disabilities, through innovative and comprehensive approaches that blend arts, storytelling, education, sports, health, and empowerment initiatives. We are committed to transforming lives by amplifying voices, fostering resilience, and promoting gender equality in Northern Nigeria and beyond.
Let's Work Together to Make a Difference.
Join us in empowering women and girls in Northern Nigeria. Together, we can dismantle poverty and gender exclusion, fostering leaders and catalysts for change
The Girl Child Value Support Initiative
We Focus on Women and Girls in Rural and Crisis-Affected Communities
Thematic Areas of Focus
Women and Girls in Rural and Crisis-Affected Communities
ARTvocacy
The Girl Child Values Support Initiative uses art to drive social change and raise awareness about gender-based violence in Nigeria. We address the impact of fear and stigmatization on victims and advocate for the rights of women and girls in crisis-affected communities, highlighting their unique challenges and promoting their rights.
Quality Education
Our educational programs benefit young women and girls in crisis-affected communities by promoting gender-inclusive, free, and equal access to quality education, especially in STEM. Through transformative activities, we align with our goals to achieve gender equality.
Good Health and Well-being
We promote the health and well-being of women and girls, focusing on their sexual and reproductive rights. Our initiatives include menstrual hygiene management, HIV/AIDS advocacy, comprehensive sexual education, and programs to end gender-based violence and prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Technology
We leverage technology with "Her Safe Route," featuring an e-commerce platform for rural businesses, a digital EDUtainment tool on SRHR, STEM, entrepreneurship, and safety, a gender-based violence prevention program, and an intergenerational online community addressing violence against women. The "Better Food" feature enables easy ordering and delivery of fresh produce from grassroots women farmers.
Storytelling
Storytelling is a powerful tool for activism, breaking barriers and inspiring change. We amplify the voices of women and girls to drive social change through initiatives like "War Against Inequalities in Rural Nigeria," "Say No to Rape and Sexual Abuse," "Widowhood is Not a Sin," and "A Fight Against Gender-Based Violence | One is Too Many." Our documentaries, "Allow Women Strive" and "From the Lens of a Woman with a Disability," highlight the challenges faced by women and girls during menstruation and the stories of women with disabilities.
Sports
The Girl Child Values Support Initiative uses sports to empower girls and break down gender barriers. Participation in sports builds leadership skills and addresses gender inequalities, encouraging women and girls to combat gender-based violence and promoting equal opportunities for girls everywhere.
Women Leadership, Peace, and Entrepreneurship
We promote inclusive governance and expand political space in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Our initiatives develop technologies and programs to enhance women’s and girls’ leadership and entrepreneurship skills, ensuring their full participation.
Disability Inclusion
Our programs support disability rights by addressing gender-based violence, improving sexual and reproductive health, and promoting education and empowerment for women and girls with disabilities. We are dedicated to advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life.
Economic Justice
Central to Girl Child VSI's mission is economic justice – the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive economically. Through the AGRICpreneurs for a Greener Future project, which includes entrepreneurship training, microfinance support, and market access, we empower girls and women to become self-reliant agents of change. Fatima, once dependent on handouts, now runs her own small business, contributing to her family's income and the local economy.
Food Sovereignty
In a region plagued by food insecurity, Girl Child VSI promotes food sovereignty, empowering communities to control their food systems. Through sustainable agriculture, organic farming training, and traditional foodways promotion, GCVSI helps communities reclaim their food sovereignty. Families like Fatima's, once reliant on food aid, now grow their nutritious crops, ensuring food security for future generations. GCVSI's efforts in Economic Justice and Food Sovereignty nurture hope and build a more just and equitable society for the girls and women of Northeast Nigeria.
Our Innovation
Her safe Route a disability-friendly app ” Her Safe Route” with 4 unique features clustered in the system; an e-commerce platform that links rural business opportunities to millions of users, the digital EDUtainment feature that enables trained young women to educate girls and women on SRHR, STEM hacks, Entrepreneurship, Safety, Social Issues, and a preventive approach to gender-based violence, additionally a feature that connects duty bearers to the general public in cases of violence, an intergenerational online community where violence against women is addressed, victims can converse, share experiences the way they want to share it in person or anonymously and get support from other users.
Provision of IOT- enabled mobile cold storage tricycle ( Locally made tricycle) ensuring efficient transportation and storage of fresh produce. By uplifting marginalized communities through female-led initiative leveraging technology for sustainable solutions, and fostering “AGRICpreneurship” this aims to reduce post-harvest losses, empower women, drive economic growth and promote inclusive, sustainable agriculture.
Introduce user friendly mobile application facilitating seamless ordering and delivery of fresh produce.
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