Safe World for Women

Katerva Awards

NIGERIA: Supporting Women's Rights

BBF-IWD-2012Volunteers with Adebayo in Ile-Ife, Osun State — with Mabadeje Aderemi.

ORGANISED BY: Brown Button Foundation

WHERE:  Ikeja, Lagos, Gwagwalada General Hopsital Abuja, Iddo-ekiti, Ekiti State, Por-Harcourt-Rivers State, Ife-Ife in Osun State, Yaba in Lagos State.

WHEN: March 8, 2012

EMAIL:  brownbuttonfoundation@yahoo.com

 

"Our volunteers took part in the Women on the Bridge campaign, in their various locations, in support of women's rights.

Most built a 'human' bridge in support of women's rights, because of the difficulty of reaching a bridge."

BBF-2012-IWDAbuja men, building a 'human' bridge in support of women's right

IWD-2012-BBFVolunteer doctors with Foluso Ajani in Abuja

BBF-2012-IWD-3Niyi with volunteers in Lagos — with Olaniyi Oladepo.

BBF-2012-IWD-4Volunteers with Doyin in Obanikoro, Lagos — with Doyin Mabadeje.

BBF-2012-IWD-5Volunteers with Ben in Port-Harcourt building a bridge for women's rights — with Becoolholly Chukwuemeka.

BBF-2012-IWD-11Dr. Ozoemena with volunteers in Abuja

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBF-2012-IWD-8Volunteers with Adeyemi Taylor in Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State — with Adeyemi Taylor.BBF-2012-IWD-10Femi with volunteers in yaba, Lagos — with Oluwafemi Jaiyeoba.BBF-2012-IWD-7Brown Button volunteers with Ademide and Sade at Yaba-Lagos — with Mide Mabadeje.

 

 

 

 

 

BBF-IWD-2012-6Ade with volunteers in Ikeja, Lagos

BBF-2012-IWD-12Afolabi with volunteers in Lagos

BBF-2012-IWD-13Volunteers with wale in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State — with Adewale Fajana.

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About Brown Button Foundation

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Brown Button Foundation

The Brown Button Foundation aims to fight head on the root causes of maternal mortality in Nigeria

The Foundation was formed in 2011 to help curb the high infant and maternal mortality rates recorded in Nigeria –  thereby saving more lives, provide support for pregnant women, and advocating for their reproductive rights. Its main beneficiaries are women, girls, and health service providers.

BBF is located in Alimosho Local Government, towards the outskirts of Lagos State.

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