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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It is our shared responsibility to take the global action necessary to end the epidemic of #HIV and #AIDS now.

Young key populations, including young people who use drugs, must be actively included in the decision making processes & policy development, if we are to #EndAIDS.

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The #worldaidsday2021 report shows us how;1. Criminalization of drug use,2. Gender inequality especially in Sub-Saharan Africa,3. Inadequate data collection and usage All have costly impact on improving HIV treatment and support services provided to people living with HIV, including those who use drugs, adolescent girls and young women and even children.Our HIV treatment and harm reduction services need to be people-centered, to ensure that we are being effective. This means doing away with harsh policies, social responses.#endaids#endpandemics ...

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