Driving inclusive, equitable and sustainable solutions with women, girls and youths across Africa so no one lives an undignified life.
In 2017, we recognized a simple but urgent truth: across many communities in Nigeria, the dignity of women, girls, and young people was being undermined in education, leadership, and in the systems meant to support them.
Bridge Connect Africa Initiative (BCAI) sought to solve this problem, BCAI is an internationally respected development and non-profit organization committed to advancing gender equity, social inclusion and the leadership of marginalized populations particularly women, girls, and young people across Nigeria and Africa.
The Women Against Violence Empowered through Sustainability (WAVES) Project is an integrated incubation and acceleration program, aimed at creating a thriving ecosystem of economically empowered women in Kano State through sustainable agriculture, capacity building and skill development and gender-based violence prevention and support.
Bridging Access to Girls Education BAGE) is a project aimed at improving secondary education access and retention for girls aged 13-16 in Kano State, Nigeria. It focuses on Gender-Responsive Education Budgeting (GREB) across 7 LGAs in Kano State to tackle cultural barriers and infrastructural gaps.
The Youth Leading Change Program (YLCP) is a leadership and civic engagement initiative empowering young people aged 18–35 across Nigeria’s Northwest region. The program equips youth leaders and youth-led organizations with practical skills in leadership, advocacy, community organizing, and policy engagement enabling them to influence governance processes, strengthen collaboration, and drive inclusive, youth-led change across seven states.
The AGYW Digital Inclusion and Gender Norms Project is a community-led initiative implemented in partnership with BBC Media Action to expand digital access and shift harmful gender norms affecting adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Northern Nigeria. Through peer-led sessions and community dialogue, the project strengthened AGYW’s confidence, voice, and participation in digital spaces while generating community-level dialogue to drive support from influencers.
