Collaborative Partners

Boluwatife Asake Adeniji (Nigeria)

Founder & Lead Storyteller, HerStoryTellHerHub

📧 boluasakeadeniji@gmail.com

Norah Joseph (Kenya)

Journalist & Girls’ Empowerment Advocate

📧 norahmwaiki@gmail.com

The Challenge

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects 1 in 3 women across Africa, yet survivor voices are often silenced. In Nigeria and Kenya, girls face barriers to safety, education, economic opportunity, and leadership. Existing GBV prevention efforts frequently lack survivor-centered storytelling, youth engagement, and cross-border collaboration.

Nigeria: Cultural stigma, weak legal enforcement, and 10.5 million out-of-school children (60% girls) increase vulnerability. Survivors face dismissal by authorities, limited justice, and family/community silence.

Kenya: Despite strong legal frameworks, girls face poverty, early marriage, school dropout, exploitation, and GBV. Many girls carry family economic burdens, sacrificing education and safety.

Communities need

Ethical, survivor-centered storytelling

Youth-led advocacy and leadership

Cross-border solidarity among African women

Education and economic empowerment initiatives

Accessible, culturally relevant resources

Platforms that amplify marginalized voices

Our Solution

We will create a Nigeria–Kenya storytelling and advocacy initiative that:

1. Documents 50+ survivor and advocate stories (25 per country) using ethical, consent-based methods

2. Trains 30 young women in storytelling, advocacy, and journalism (15 per country)

3. Produces multimedia content in English, Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa

4. Creates shareable educational resources on GBV prevention, girls’ rights, education, and economic empowerment

5. Facilitates monthly cross-border dialogues between Nigerian and Kenyan youth

6. Connects women and girls to legal aid, counseling, scholarships, vocational training, and income opportunities

7. Amplifies stories on WorldPulse, social media, local media, and international platforms

Innovation

Survivor-Led & Consent-Based: Stories co-created with survivors, prioritizing dignity, safety, and support connections

Cross-Border Collaboration: Sharing insights between Nigeria & Kenya; strategies learned in one context inform the other

Addressing Root Causes: Tackles poverty, education, and economic barriers alongside GBV

Youth-Centered & Sustainable: Trains young women to become peer trainers, multiplying impact

Multimedia & Multilingual: Content accessible to diverse communities, urban and rural

Authentic Leadership: Both partners bring lived experience, trust, and credibility

Funding Breakdown ($1,250)

Storytelling & Documentation – $500

Airtime/data for interviews: $150

Translation (Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa): $100

Consent & documentation materials: $50

Audio equipment/accessories: $80

Cloud storage: $40

Transport to reach rural participants: $80

Training & Capacity Building – $400

Training materials & manuals: $120

Workshop venues/refreshments: $120

Certificates & completion materials: $60

Virtual mentorship sessions: $50

Curriculum development: $50

Content Creation & Dissemination – $250

Graphic design: $80

Video production/editing: $70

Social media promotion: $50

Printing educational materials: $30

Podcast hosting/production: $20

Cross-Border Collaboration – $100

Coordination & file-sharing: $20

Joint campaign materials: $30

Shared resource library setup: $50

12-Month Goals

Stories Documented: 50+ (25 Nigeria, 25 Kenya), written, audio, video, podcasts, all with consent and support connections

Training & Capacity: 30 young women trained, 10 peer trainers by year-end, monthly mentorship

Content Produced: 50+ stories, 10+ educational resources, 5 video testimonials, 1 collaborative podcast series

Reach & Impact: 25,000+ people reached, 100+ women/girls connected to services, 10+ media features, 5+ community dialogues

Regional Collaboration: Monthly Nigeria–Kenya exchanges, 1 joint awareness campaign, shared resource library, model for other advocates

Sustainability

Trained storytellers continue documenting and training peers

Curriculum and framework freely shared for replication

Platforms (HerStoryTellHerHub + Norah’s networks) continue amplification

Nigeria–Kenya advocacy network sustains collaboration

Economic empowerment pathways continue benefiting girls long-term

Why We Are Stronger Together

Boluwatife: Journalism expertise, HerStoryTellHerHub reach, Nigerian context, youth mobilization, ethical storytelling experience

Norah: Kenyan grassroots networks, knowledge of education/economic barriers, journalism skills, rural outreach, access to opportunities

Together: African solutions, cross-border collaboration, ethical storytelling, youth leadership, economic empowerment, and grassroots + professional platform synergy

WorldPulse Alignment

✔ Amplifying women’s voices

✔ Building cross-border solidarity

✔ Creating systemic change

✔ Centering marginalized communities

✔ Sustainable impact

✔ Regional diversity

✔ Innovation in advocacy

✔ Accountability & transparency

Commitment

✔ Monthly updates with transparency

✔ Ethical, consent-based storytelling

✔ Equitable collaboration

✔ Long-term impact beyond funding

✔ Sharing lessons learned for broader community benefit

✔ Year-end impact report

✔ Replicable advocacy model for Africa

Contact

Boluwatife Asake Adeniji

📧 boluasakeadeniji@gmail.com | 📱 +234 703 526 1507

🌐 herstorytellherhub.wordpress.com

Norah Joseph

📧 norahmwaiki@gmail.com| 📱 +254 793557903

#StrongerTogether

Storytelling is not just documentation it is prevention, healing, economic empowerment, and transformation.