Gambo Maina Bawa is a passionate gender-equality advocate and a beneficiary of the YouthLab Fellowship in the Child Marriage Cluster.  As a young boy who grew up in a community where children face lots of challenges, ranging from rape to child marriages to lack of quality education, he took it upon himself to be a […]

Solomon Adewole is a traditional chief, community leader, and a beneficiary of the YouthLab Fellowship under the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) cluster.  Solomon Adewole’s lifelong curiosity has always pushed him to question the world around him, a trait that eventually sparked his commitment to social change. Growing up, he witnessed gender-based violence, systemic unfairness, and […]

Usman Bashir Abubakar is a development practitioner and a beneficiary of the YouthLab Fellowship, under the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) cluster. Growing up in a middle-class family within a local community, Usman became aware early on of the privileges he enjoyed:  access to quality education, opportunities, and freedom that his sisters did not always have. […]

Toluwaloju Victoria Oluwatosin is a broadcast journalist, gender advocate, and a beneficiary of the YouthLab Fellowship under the Menstrual Health cluster.  Growing up in Okhokhugbo, a suburban community in Benin City, Edo State, profoundly shaped her worldview. In her community, young girls often faced the dual challenges of teenage pregnancy and early marriage due to […]

Abundance Dickson is a passionate youth advocate and the visionary behind the Flow with Dignity Project. She is a beneficiary of the YouthLab Fellowship under the Menstrual Equity cluster.  A passionate and results-driven social impact practitioner dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of adolescent boys and girls, while actively advocating for gender equality and […]