Impact Stories

EID AL‑KABIR FOOD SUPPORT AND WIDOW CASH ASSISTANCE — OFFA, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (JUNE 2024)

🔵 Summary: In Offa, Kwara State, we provided cooked meals to 100 people on Eid day and ₦5,000 cash support to 20 widows the day before the festival, funded by ₦155,000 in donations and a half‑bag of rice.

🟦 Impact highlights:

1️⃣ 100 people received meals on Eid day

2️⃣ 20 widows received ₦5,000 each (₦100,000 total)

3️⃣ Donations: ₦155,000 plus a half‑bag of rice

4️⃣ Relief delivered during Eid al‑Kabir, June 2024

🟦 What we delivered:

1️⃣ Community meal service for people facing food insecurity

2️⃣ Cash support enabling widows to prepare and celebrate with their families

3️⃣ Fair, transparent distribution by our volunteer team in Offa

🟦 Acknowledgements:

1️⃣ Thank you to all donors who contributed funds and rice

2️⃣ Appreciation to our Founder and CEO for his donation and coordination

🟦 Call to action: Partner with us or donate to extend food and cash assistance to more families in Nigeria.

NATIONAL WOMEN PLATFORM RETREAT ON SECURITY REFORM, GOOD GOVERNANCE, AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS — ABUJA, NIGERIA (16–17 OCTOBER 2024)

🔵 Summary: We participated in a two‑day Abuja retreat focused on gender‑sensitive security sector reform, good governance, and women’s security and rights advocacy, strengthening our capacity on GBV response, human rights, and inclusive policy making.

🟦 Impact highlights:

1️⃣ Two‑day capacity‑building sessions (16–17 Oct 2024) on GBV, human rights, and inclusive policy

2️⃣ Practical tools to increase women’s participation in security and governance

3️⃣ Participation costs covered by organizers (Ilorin–Abuja return flight, accommodation, meals, local transport)

🟦 Our participation and outcomes:

1️⃣ Our nominee engaged in sessions and networking with national advocates

2️⃣ We are integrating gender‑sensitive approaches into our advocacy and programmes and building partnerships for reform

🟦 Acknowledgements:

With appreciation to the National Women Platform on Security Sector Reform and Good Governance and to Friedrich‑Ebert‑Stiftung (FES) for organizing and sponsoring the retreat

FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 200 VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (1ST MARCH 2025)

🔵 Summary: In response to economic hardship and the Muslim fasting period, we delivered one‑month food packages to 200 vulnerable individuals in Ilorin, Kwara State, helping families access nutritious meals and easing food insecurity.

🟦 Impact highlights:

1️⃣ 200 beneficiaries received complete one‑month food support

 2️⃣ Distribution completed on 1 March 2025

 3️⃣ Reduced food insecurity during the fasting period; improved meal regularity

🟦 What we delivered:

1️⃣ Staples: rice, beans, gari, spaghetti, millet, sugar, palm oil

2️⃣ Transparent, equitable distribution led by our Founder and CEO

🟦 Partners and support:

Sponsored by HE Claudia Pinto, Founder, The Empowering Women Middle East; Head of Philanthropy and Sustainability Advisor to His Highness Sheikh Marwan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

🟦 Acknowledgements:

Our Founder and CEO, Amb. Abdulgafar Shola Jimoh, and the SGHAHRI team for their collaborative leadership and diligent execution

🟦 Call to action: Partner with us to expand food assistance in Nigeria. Contact SGHAHRI or donate to support the next distribution.

CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME — BOLONDURO COMMUNITY, OYUN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (MAY 2025)

🔵 Summary: In Bolonduro Community, at Bolonduro Community Primary School (Oyun, Kwara State), we partnered with The Empowering Women Middle East (led by HE Claudia Pinto) to deliver education support, rights advocacy, student skills-building, and financial assistance for women. “We are the people of impact and love. We are the impact makers.”

🟦 Impact highlights:

1️⃣ Paid full school fees for 59 students at Bolonduro Community Primary School

2️⃣ Distributed customized notebooks to all students

3️⃣ Advocated for children’s rights and protection; delivered skills sessions to help students shape their futures

4️⃣ Provided financial support to women across professions to boost self‑sufficiency

🟦 Partners and support:

Sponsored by The Empowering Women Middle East; with appreciation to HE Claudia Pinto for leadership

🟦 Community recognition:

Warm appreciation from the school principal, teachers, women, children, community leaders, and the king

🟦 Acknowledgements:

We acknowledge our team members for their dedication and successful delivery

🟦 Call to action: Partner with us to expand scholarships and women’s livelihood support across Nigeria.

Presenting Books To The School Children

Presenting The Empowerment To The Vulnerable Women

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Oba Palace (King’s Palace)

WOMEN’S MICROENTERPRISE EMPOWERMENT — BATHING‑SOAP STARTUP FOR MAMA SAIFULLAH, ILORIN, KWARA STATE (9 JUNE 2025)

🔵 Summary: Personally funded by our Founder and CEO, Ambassador Abdulgafar Shola Jimoh; provided startup capital and guidance to launch her bathing‑soap business, plus a 5 kg bag of rice to protect the fund.

🟦 Impact highlights:

1️⃣ Materials purchased; production commenced on 9 June 2025 under our supervision

2️⃣ Initial profit projection: ₦4,000 within four days, enabling family support and savings

3️⃣ Immediate food support (5 kg rice) so business funds remain intact

🟦 Acknowledgement:

Appreciation to our Founder and CEO for personally sponsoring this initiative

🟦 Call to action: Support more women‑led microenterprises—donate or share this story

EMPOWERING YOUNG MINDS, ONE SEAT AT A TIME — 20 CHAIR–LOCKER SETS DELIVERED TO COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOLONDURO, OYUN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (30 JUNE 2025)

🔵 Summary: we built and delivered 20 integrated hardwood chair‑and‑locker sets to Community Primary School, Bolonduro—creating safe, comfortable seating for 40–60 pupils and encouraging care for school property; we capped the handover with a joyful cake celebration with the children.

🟦 Highlights:

1️⃣ 20 durable hardwood chair–locker sets installed; fabrication, delivery, and on‑site quality checks completed

2️⃣ Integrated design to reduce damage and promote responsibility

3️⃣ A memorable celebration that centered care, dignity, and learning

🟦 Acknowledgement: With gratitude to The Empowering Women Middle East for full sponsorship and support.

🟦 Call to action: Help us equip more classrooms—donate or spread the word

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME — OFFA, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (JULY 2025)

🔵 Summary: In partnership with The Empowering Women Middle East, we empowered 15 vulnerable women in Offa with startup and expansion support across various trades—including funding for a nurse operating a chemist (pharmacy)—and celebrated our partner’s birthday with cake shared among beneficiaries and community members.

🟦 Highlights:

1️⃣ 15 women supported toward financial independence and sustainability

2️⃣ Healthcare access strengthened through funding for the nurse’s chemist shop

3️⃣ Community witnessed the handover; elder men received tokens of appreciation

4️⃣ Beneficiaries committed to effective use of funds; we will track progress and provide follow‑up support

🟦 Acknowledgement:

Special thanks to HE Claudia Pinto (Founder, The Empowering Women Middle East) for full sponsorship.

🟦 Call to action: Join us in empowering more women and communities—donate or spread the word

AUGUST 2025 PROJECT — VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN (ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA)

🔵 Summary: we delivered two days of hands-on training and start-up kits in Ilorin, equipping 22 women to launch or grow home-based enterprises in liquid soap production and puff‑puff making, with transport cash tokens provided to ensure access.

🟦 Day 1 — 30 August 2025 (Liquid Soap)

1️⃣ 10 women trained on practical processes and quality control

2️⃣ Start-up resources provided, enabling each beneficiary to produce about 70 bottles of 75cl

3️⃣ Transport cash token provided to each beneficiary to reach the training location

🟦 Day 2 — 31 August 2025 (Puff‑puff Making)

1️⃣ 12 women trained on practical processes and quality control

2️⃣ Start-up resources provided for immediate production and sales

3️⃣ Transport cash token provided to each beneficiary to reach the training location

🟦 Outcomes:

1️⃣ Women gained marketable skills, tools, and initial capacity to begin earning and sustain production

2️⃣ Video shared so others can watch, learn, and replicate

🟦 Appreciation

We appreciate our partner and donor.

🟦 Call to action: Join us in making impact donate or partner

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MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE OUTREACH — 300 SCHOOLGIRLS, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA (SEPTEMBER 2025)

🔵 Summary: we delivered a one‑day outreach for 300 schoolgirls in Zaria, providing accurate, age‑appropriate menstrual health education, open Q&A in a safe space, and starter kits containing six sanitary pads per girl—helping reduce stigma, improve hygiene, and support school attendance with dignity.

🟦 Project overview:

1️⃣ Education: menstrual biology, hygiene practices, myth‑busting, and confidence building

2️⃣ Distribution: starter kits with 6 sanitary pads per girl

3️⃣ Safe space: girls freely asked questions without shame

4️⃣ Vision: steadily reach millions of girls across Nigerian communities with knowledge and resources

🟦 Acknowledgements:

1️⃣We appreciate our partner and donor

3️⃣ Operational leadership: Amb. Abdulgafar Shola Jimoh, Founder and CEO, for strategic planning and effective implementation

🟦 Call to action: donate, or partner to help us empower more girls

MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE OUTREACH — 200 SCHOOLGIRLS, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA (OCTOBER 2025, PHYSICAL PROJECT)

🔵 Summary: we delivered a one‑day, in‑person outreach for 200 schoolgirls in Zaria, providing accurate, age‑appropriate menstrual health education, a safe Q&A space, and starter kits with five sanitary pads per girl—advancing dignity, attendance, and hygiene.

🟦 Project overview:

1️⃣ Addressed gaps in accurate information and access to sanitary materials

2️⃣ Taught practical hygiene practices and dispelled harmful myths

3️⃣ Created a supportive environment for girls to ask questions without shame

🟦 Outcomes:

1️⃣ Improved knowledge

2️⃣ Increased access to sanitary products

3️⃣ Reduced stigma and embarrassment

4️⃣ Improved menstrual hygiene practices

5️⃣ Increased confidence

🟦Appreciation:

1️⃣ We appreciate our partner and donor.

2️⃣ Strategic planning and effective implementation: Amb. Abdulgafar Shola Jimoh, Founder and CEO

🟦 Call to action: Join us by spreading the word, donating, or partnering to empower more girls across Nigeria