YNCSD is committed to advocating young people's rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health, free from stigma, bias and violence. || Pro-choice || IG: @yncsd
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#DemocracyDay: You have a voice, use it.
Nigeria’s democracy is still evolving, and that means each generation has a role in strengthening it. The future of our institutions, communities, and freedoms will be shaped by how actively we participate today.
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As we celebrate this day, let us remember: democracy is not something we inherit fully formed; it is something we build together, every day.
Happy Democracy Day, Nigeria.
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#FeministSeries, Ekene is flagging that Nigeria is losing far more than lives to unsafe abortion. Nigeria is losing money, labour, and the productive futures of hundreds of thousands of women every year.
Read here: yncsd.org/2026/06/10/feminis…
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It's the last day of our PAC and Mental Health Training for gender and sexual minorities, and participants are simulating and translating trauma-informed care frameworks into real-time responses to emergency complications and sensitive identity disclosures.
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Each participant is developing both an individual and facility-level SMART action plan along with a peer-navigator strategy designed to extend the reach of rights-based and community-grounded care to the communities they serve.
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Reproductive rights and mental health are inseparable. It's day 2 of our PAC and Mental Health training for sexual and gender minorities, and participants are building practical competence in validated screening tools.
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We are equipping them to identify stress and compounded trauma among the marginalised communities they serve.
Clinical competence must be matched by relational accountability.
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The sessions also centred on person-centred counselling, empathetic communication, and direct crisis intervention, grounding each approach in the lived realities and safety needs of those most failed by existing health systems.
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Today, we began an intensive 3-day Post Abortion Care (PAC) and Mental Health Training for gender and sexual minorities, including female sex workers (FSWs) and LBQ women and healthcare providers.
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We are strengthening their capacity to dismantle systemic barriers that continue to restrict and compromise reproductive autonomy across Nigeria.
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Insightful conversation!!!
Beyond today, we will continue to centre the realities of menstrual hygiene for women and girls in Nigeria and across the globe.
#PeriodFriendlyWorld.
Listen to the recording here:
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From accurate information to fighting period stigma, girls, especially adolescents, deserve a #PeriodFriendlyWorld
Big love to our speakers:
@Maureen_Torkula x @swag_initiative
@Aisha3564716784 x @EVA_Nigeria
@chelsea72435992 x @FEHDfoundation
@olatosimi1 x @cypfoundation
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We are live!!!
Great insight from our speakers.
@Maureen_Torkula
@Aisha3564716784
@chelsea72435992
@olatosimi1
Dont forget to join the conversation.
2PM today.
@FEHDfoundation
@swag_initiative
@cypfoundation
@EVA_Nigeria
Join here:
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Dont forget to join the conversation.
2PM today.
@FEHDfoundation
@swag_initiative
@cypfoundation
@EVA_Nigeria
Join here:
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Women’s health cannot wait for ‘better times.’ In moments of crisis, conflict, or hardship, protecting health rights becomes even more urgent.
This IDAWH, let’s all take simple actions that help build healthier, safer, and more equitable communities for women and girls.
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This International Day of Action for Women’s Health, we join the global call to protect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Justice (SRHRJ) as fundamental human rights, even in times of conflict, climate emergencies, and economic hardship.
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Women and girls deserve equitable, accessible, and people-centred health systems that remain strong during crises and leave no one behind. Health rights are essential, not optional, and building resilient systems today is critical to safeguarding the dignity and well-being.
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Menstruation should never be a barrier to education, dignity, or opportunity. Yet many adolescents still miss school and face stigma because of poor menstrual health support.
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This #MenstrualHygieneDay, let’s break the silence, end period stigma, and build schools and communities where every adolescent can thrive.
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#MHDay2026 #EndPeriodStigma #MenstrualHealth
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