Healthy Life Development Initiative

Today, HELDi joins in celebrating African Women’s Climate Justice Day, standing in solidarity with women and girls while advocating for a just, inclusive, and sustainable future for all. We call for urgent climate justice, reparations, and inclusion; ensuring that women’s rights, dignity, and livelihoods are fully protected.

Today, we had the opportunity to pay an advocacy visit to our key decision maker regarding our project implementation, advocating for the establishment of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Response Teams to support survivors and reporting across three LGAs in the three senatorial districts of Rivers State. It was a very fruitful and engaging meeting, and we sincerely appreciate all the relevant stakeholders who joined us on this important visit. Much appreciation to our decision maker. We are also deeply grateful to our allies, collaborators, and stakeholders for their continuous support and partnership in making this possible. We also want to emphasize that survivors are not to blame for what happened to them. Many survivors face trauma, depression, and stigmatization, and it is important that we come together to support them with empathy, dignity, and care. Watch out for more updates. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Rise Up Together for their invaluable support.