Youth Rise Nigeria

Strategic engagement for drug policy reform and advancement of comprehensive harm reduction.

Advancing the health and rights of vulnerable women through effective HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights interventions.

promoting right-based drug control
and criminal justice reform.

Ensuring that underserved communities are reached during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS

DRUG POLICY

YouthRISE Nigeria is committed to advocating for drug policy reform to ensure the promotion of public health.

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HEALTH

Our health intervention largely focuses on improving the health and well-being of young people who use drugs

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RESEARCH

Our research efforts are geared towards generating evidence that inform program design, implementation and our advocacy work at all levels. Learn more

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

Youths account for a majority of Nigeria’s population, which makes essential the need to center development policies and programs around them. Learn more

HEALTH

Our health intervention largely focuses on improving the health and well-being of young people who use drugs and their communities. Our programs cut across; read more

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

Youths account for a majority of Nigeria’s population, which makes essential the need to center development policies and
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IMPACT HIGHLIGHT

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Persons, including adolescent girls and young women have been reached with; HIV prevention treatment and care, inclusive of Sexual Reproductive health service

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Persons have been reached with knowledge and resources on evidence-based drug control response.

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Persons in prisons and undeserved communities reached through our COVID-19 Emergency Response Intervention- advocacy, palliative support, and education.

Moving the Needles, HIV & People Who Inject Drugs in Nigeria

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- A network cycle among critical stakeholders & the community of PWUDs to sustain the delivery of harm reduction services.
- Investment in social development programs for PWUDs to address self/societal stigma and enable inclusive participation in community development.

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An exceptional engagement with key recommendations from the PWUDs community;

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-Aligning local laws with evidence-based Int’l practices in response to drug use.
- Funding support from govt to establish community-youth friendly treatment services. https://twitter.com/YouthRISE_NG/status/1540273885777723392

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The Labor of Heroes past, shall never be in vain... As Nigeria celebrates the existence of Democracy, it’s a call to remember the importance of human rights, civic participation and rule of law as we approach the coming elections.Equality. Freedom. Opportunity.#democracy#nigeria ...

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