Health education, programme impact, and advocacy perspectives from the AdeGrange Child Foundation team.
Program StoriesIn a Lagos classroom in the summer of 2019, 40 teenage girls did something many had never done before — they talked openly about their bodies. What followed changed more than just their health knowledge.
Program StoriesWhen health information comes from a trusted neighbour rather than a clinic poster, it lands differently. Our peer-to-peer dialogue programme in Lagos showed just how far that difference can reach.
Thought LeadershipNigeria's primary healthcare centres are the first line of defence for 200 million people — yet most are under-staffed, under-supplied, and under-trusted. Meaningful reform is not optional. It is the difference between life and death for millions of women and children.
Thought LeadershipIn West Africa, a girl's access to education is one of the strongest predictors of her children's survival. Yet millions of girls remain out of school. The reasons are complex — and so must be the solutions.
Health & TipsNigeria accounts for nearly 20% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Behind that statistic are individual women, families, and communities that deserve better. Here is what is driving the crisis — and what can change it.
Health & TipsMalaria kills a child in sub-Saharan Africa every two minutes. In West Africa — where Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire bear the heaviest burden — it remains the leading cause of death in children under five. Here is what parents can do.
