Roseline in conjunction with The Chosen Inspiraa Foundation and AfricHer Rising presents International Day of the Girl Child 2025. Theme: The Girl In am, The Change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis Convener: Dr. Roseline Adewuyi, Funmilayo Omodara and Lady Ifeoluwa Oyatokun MC : Taiwo Oyeleye Speakers: Oluwatoyin Banjo and Dr. Samson Owolabi Partners: Building Nations Initiative – BNI, Kasot Press and Ifad Initiatives Venue: BNI Youth Centre, U&I Building, Opposite Idia Hall, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Nigeria Date: Friday, 1Oth of October 2025 Time: 8: 30 am For sponsorship and partnership, kindly send a WhatsApp message to Roseline on +2348137034000. We would appreciate your support both in cash and kind. Nigerian Bank Account: Adewuyi Roseline Adebimpe 2086134066 UBA Kindly add a description for ease of reference. Thank you. #IDG   #IDG2025   #DayOfTheGirl   #DayOfTheGirlChild2025   #InternationalDayOfTheGirl   #internationaldayofthegir...

  Eligibility: This competition is open to undergraduate ladies aged 14 to 22 years. Roseline, in conjunction with The Chosen Inspiraa Foundation and AfricHer Rising presents a TikTok Competition to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2025. Theme: The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis Celebrate girls’ leadership and resilience on the frontlines of crisis to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2025. How to Join: Record a video 1–3 minutes long. Show examples of how girls can lead initiatives during crises, such as natural disasters, conflict zones, health emergencies, or school and community challenges. No talking in the video, but text with background music or audio can be used to convey the message. Submit your videos on TikTok, Instagram, or via email. Submission Channels: Participants can submit their videos via any of the following: TikTok: Use hashtag  #IDG2025  and tag @AdewuyiRoseline Instagram: Use hashtag  #IDG...

  Fatou was a bus conductor in Dakar. Every day, she jumped off and on the moving bus, shouting stops, collecting fares, and swinging her coin pouch like it was part of her body. She had mastered the chaos of the roads, the dust, the insults, the heavy sun. But what she hadn’t mastered, what still caught her off guard was her period. She would feel it coming like a slow storm. The backache. The wave of nausea. The hot flash behind her eyes. But in her line of work, there was no break. No rest. No clean restroom nearby. She would double-pad. Wear black. Whisper prayers. And pretend. One Thursday morning, she wasn’t fast enough. The bleeding came heavier than usual. She felt it soak through there, in the middle of her route, on a packed bus with thirty pairs of eyes. Her heart dropped. But before the panic set in, a woman sitting by the window tapped her shoulder gently. “Sister,” she said, “it is okay.” She handed Fatou her shawl. Shielded her. Whispered for the driver to pause. Min...

  Building Self-esteem in Boys: Stand Up, Be Heard, Be Seen If boys had a penny for every time they were told to “man up,” they would be richer than Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. From a young age, they’re taught to be tough, stay quiet, and never cry. In places like Nigeria, many boys still lack safe spaces to open up. Silence may look like strength, but often it’s just pain with nowhere to go. The “strong, silent” boy we often admire is just a child who was never really seen or heard. I was reminded of this while watching The Fabelmans. There’s a scene where young Sammy starts making films in his garage, not for fame, but simply to feel and speak. When people don’t have the words, they find other ways. Some create. Some lash out. Some disappear. At the center of it all is one question: Do you see me? Maybe the bravest thing we can do for our boys isn’t to teach them to toughen up, but to show them they’re already enough. In Nigeria, we often place big expectations on our boys. We want...