Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (GIWYN) is widely recognized for its advocacy on reproductive rights. But as the crisis of gender-based violence escalates across Nigeria, their work has had to expand. We sat down with Ijeoma, who lead the Violence Against Women Department at GIWYN, to understand what is really happening on the ground. Q: Many people know GIWYN for its work on safe abortion advocacy. How does Violence Against Women (VAW) fit into your mission? Ijeoma: It’s...

Here at Giwyn, we welcome the inclusion of medicines for medical abortion by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest Essential...

In Nigeria, the reality is stark: unsafe abortions present a grave risk to the lives and health of women and girls. While the law is...