Programmes

Directorates & Mandates

Focused initiatives — each with a mandate, a team, and measurable outcomes. This is how IYDF shows up for Ijero every day.

She Leads Ijero

Leadership training for young women

A 12-week intensive programme building public-speaking, governance literacy, and civic advocacy skills for women 18–35.

Cohorts

218

Graduates

Elected to office

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Mandate: Leadership training for young women. A 12-week intensive programme building public-speaking, governance literacy, and civic advocacy skills for women 18–35.

Institutions, donors and diaspora members can co-fund or volunteer with this directorate.

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Girls in STEM

Science, tech, engineering & maths

After-school labs and mentorship pairing secondary school girls with women engineers, scientists, and founders across Ekiti and the diaspora.

Schools

540

Students

Mentors

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Mandate: Science, tech, engineering & maths. After-school labs and mentorship pairing secondary school girls with women engineers, scientists, and founders across Ekiti and the diaspora.

Institutions, donors and diaspora members can co-fund or volunteer with this directorate.

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Safe Spaces Initiative

Protection, counselling, referral

Drop-in centres and a 24/7 helpline offering counselling, legal referral, and safe reporting for survivors of gender-based violence.

Wards covered

310

Cases supported

Partner agencies

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Mandate: Protection, counselling, referral. Drop-in centres and a 24/7 helpline offering counselling, legal referral, and safe reporting for survivors of gender-based violence.

Institutions, donors and diaspora members can co-fund or volunteer with this directorate.

Partner or volunteer

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Institutions, donors and diaspora members can co-fund or volunteer with any of our directorates. Get in touch to explore fit.