Our programs aim at tackling some of the most pressing issues facing girls today, from quality education and gender equality to climate action, menstrual hygiene, and reproductive health rights

Launching the GBV Club Manual: A Living Legacy

History is being made. We didn’t just write a book; we carved out a roadmap for generations. After months of walking into classrooms… After training 163 teachers across 10 schools in Ebonyi State to stand as GBV first responders… After listening to stories that broke us and fueled us at the same time…

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More Than Pads: A Mission Rooted in Our Lived Experience

For some, it's a distant issue — something they read about, hear about, or contribute to once in a while. But for us at HerRise Foundation, it's deeply personal. Because long before we began championing menstrual equity, we lived the very realities we now fight to change.

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Unlearning Silence, Relearning Protection

Violence against women and girls isn’t just a private matter—it’s a cultural wound. One that festers in silence, in complicity, in the casual acceptance of harmful norms passed down like family heirlooms....

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In the Village Where Silence Was Law, A New Voice Emerged.

There are villages where silence becomes a way of survival. Places where pain is passed down like inheritance—quiet, unchallenged, normalized. Oriuzor Village in Ezza North LGA, Ebonyi State, has known such silence...

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“Who Will Speak for Her?” – Listening to the Heartbeat of a Community

There’s a question we often ask when we enter new communities: “If a woman in this place is hurt, who will speak for her?” At Community Primary School in Ugalaba, Ezza North, we didn't have to wait long for answers.

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The Power of Awareness: Why Ending GBV Starts With Everyday Conversations

The silence in classrooms where no one talks about consent. The silence in communities where abuse is ignored. The silence in homes where young girls are told to endure rather than speak up. And perhaps most dangerously, the silence of bystanders who choose not to see.

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