Increse at a Glance: Begin with a Girl [Chapter I]
Cesnabmihilo Dorothy, and her younger sister, Beatrice [Nuhu] Yakubu, at Diko, Gurara LGA, Niger State; circa 1981. By Amatesiro Dore Introduction This is a story of a girl, an educated woman, allowed to dream and flourish. This is the story of an organization empowered to help, enabled to fight and dedicated to providing Sexual Reproductive […]
We Are Not Coordinated: In Commemoration of Human Rights Day
By Amatesiro Dore My fifty-four year old boss, Dorothy Aken’Ova, is a breast cancer survivor/awareness campaigner, veteran human rights activist and renowned firebrand of Minna who fights against toxic patriarchy, rights infringements, child marriages, domestic violence and other negative northern Nigerian indexes, archaic practices and every form of injustice. For almost three decades, she has […]
Increse Parents Teachers Forum: They Came, They Discussed and They Agreed
By Amatesiro Dore The parents made time to attend. Men like Elijah B. Unukhaso (father of a budding participant and an outstanding peer educator), Alhaji Othman Abdul (his ward would graduate by December), Usman M. Goro (our most faithful focal person at Government Day Science College, Tunga), Mr Lawrence Okoro (who successfully ushered in several […]
Early Detection Saves Lives
By Amatesiro Dore Mrs E was the Lagos head of a global courier company. Her twenties were devoted to work, church and the pursuit of happiness which finally came in her thirties after she met a man, who loved her, accepted her spiritual beliefs, supported her dreams of professional excellence and made her a proud […]
Adolescent Theatre: Domestic Violence and VVF in Northern Nigeria
By Amatesiro Dore The shows are site-specific: Kampala, a Gbagyi village on the outskirt of Maikunkele, the suburb where the airport in Minna is located. The language is Hausa, the lingua franca of northern Nigeria and passport to the soul of the people. The first performance is an unspoken dance drama. The drumbeat of Joshua […]