We are engaged in an ongoing documentation and monitoring of human rights violations that are reported to us by individuals and partners in other parts of the country.
The media in any society is a barometer of how the society is thinking and the discourses shaping that society at any given moment. So we take the media very seriously and monitor how they report and represent the lives of Nigerians. Our media monitoring allows us to design our programmes and policy advocacy using evidence-based research.

Through our in-house lawyer and a team of external lawyers, we provide pro-bono legal aid service to people who have or are experiencing human rights violations. We do this through legal representation at police stations and in courts, and through alternative dispute resolution in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria.

We promote the rights of Nigerians through engagement at the national, regional and international human rights bodies, ensuring that rights are protected and promoted.

Our advocacy at the national level involves engagement with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and the State Agencies for the Control of AIDS (SACA) to extend universal health coverage for all.

We also engage in policy analysis and advocacy to improve policy formation and implementation. Through our partners, we have been involved in the validation of the broader gender analysis tool that includes intervention for women for NACA and the National Social Protection Policy through the National Planning Commission (NPC).

We offer security and safety information to ensure that human rights violations and mob attacks are kept to a minimum. Through our 24/7 dedicated telephone helplines, people are able to report attacks and seek immediate assistance.

Please call 07011472241 or 08146337128 or send us an email: info@initiative4equality.org to report emergencies.

We provide individuals with sexual health education with a focus on HIV/AIDS and other STI prevention and management. This exercise is conducted via diverse platforms ranging from Peer education trainings, community dialogues, outreach events and online platforms. We also employ the use of bulk SMS in disseminating vital health tips and information on safer sex practices, as well as outlets to get safer sex commodities.

We embark on advocacy visits to public and private health facilities, health care providers and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen partnerships for an enabling policy environment in the provision of non-discriminatory services and to ensure increased access to comprehensive treatment free from stigma and discrimination.

We provide psychosocial counselling and services to community members via a one-on-one counselling session, and also via our Toll-free and hotlines. These psychosocial services range from cases of self-denial about the outcome of test results, depression as a result of stigma and discrimination, adherence to treatment and other health-related services.

Our HIV Testing and Services team provides individuals with HIV counselling and testing services alongside STI syndromic management.

An initiative to build the capacity of nascent Human Rights activists and organisations in Anglophone West African countries. We do this by providing comprehensive training on programme design and implementation, fundraising, advocacy and leadership skills for a more sustainable and integrated movement across the sub-region.

The project also links Human Rights activists and organisations to organisational development opportunities, engagements at regional human rights forums, peer learning and fellowship programmes. We have carried out this programme in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia. Many of the beneficiaries of the programme have contributed to the development of their country’s shadow report on the human rights situation of minority groups.

We facilitate and conduct workshops to sensitize key stakeholders such as lawmakers, human rights organizations and healthcare providers in expanding their knowledge. Through our community dialogue, we provide business enterprise development training, advice on education and life skills workshops to individuals.

With support from Heartland Alliance, we have conducted diversity training workshops with the police, the civil defence agency, journalists and the Lagos State office of the Citizens’ Complaints Office.

We also operate a resource centre that provides a range of materials on self-development, sexual health, human rights, educational materials and videos. Individuals can also engage in online research and job search, and CV development using the resources of the centre.