Our First Movie Fundraiser
We had our first movie fundraiser event at Cuba Lighthouse Cinema in Wellington. The evening was a success. Thanks to all the generous people who came out to support us!
Fundraising at Light House Cinema
Join us at 6.30 p.m. on 13 July for the screening of Madame Bovary, directed by Sophie Barthes. All proceeds
July Movie Night at Cuba Lighthouse
Our first fundraiser event for 2015 is the July Movie Night at Cuba Lighthouse. Join us on 13 July to
Board Meeting in July
Our board meeting will take place in Wellington, July 2015. Our board members are looking forward to the opportunity to
Three More Girls Return to School
Three more out of the 45 girls identified by our partner organization, Star of Hope Transformation Centre, are returning to school. These are young primary school aged girls whose lives have been disrupted due to the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria.
Boko Haram Displaced Victims Back-to-school
As part of our Fikun Endow program, we partnered with Igilandi to facilitate the return to school of Boko Haram displaced victims in Nigeria. The founder of Star of Hope Transformation Centre, Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale, coordinated the #Hwollaza21 initiative in Jos, Plateau State. Our goal was to ensure that 21 teenage girls who had been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency were able to access education again.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth and Jobs
The IMF report projects that by 2035, the number of sub-Saharan Africans reaching working age (15-64) will exceed that of the rest of the world combined.
Speaking Out Against Violence
The fight against violence towards girls is turning into a vocation for Wellington Girls’ College student, Dawape Giwa- Isekeije.
Day of the Girl in NZ
Our board member, Dawape Giwa-Isekeije was one of the speakers at the UNICEF NZ commemoration of the International Day of
UNESCO Report on the MDGs
School is out. The reports are in. While some countries have done fairly well in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
#AccelerateAction: Bring Back Our Girls!
In April, 2014, Nigeria went into shock at the news of about 270 female students kidnapped from a school in Chibok, by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Some of the girls escaped from the trucks transporting them, some were later rescued by the Nigerian Armed Forces at different occasions, while some were released in exchanges. However, about 90 of the girls remain missing.