A Nigerian-American who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States, Onyinye returned to her native Nigeria to examine the urgent issue of girls health, education, early marriage and, most of all, girls empowerment.
Creating Possibilities for Girls’ Voices: My Speaking Appearance in Seattle
Celebrate. Innovate. Make Possible. was the theme for PATH’s 40th anniversary celebration, which took place on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. PATH is a global health innovation organization that works to improve the health of the most marginalized groups of people, notably women and girls. I had the privilege to speak as a ...
Human Trafficking and Migration: Awareness and Training for Nigerian Children
“Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is the third most lucrative business in the world, after drugs and arms sales,” an official from the Nigerian National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) told students during a three-day training workshop held from May 22-24 in Abuja. The workshop aimed to increase the awareness of in-school ...
A Medical Outreach on Children’s Day
Millions of children live in poverty in Nigeria;lacking access to clean water, food, health care services, and education. Two and a half million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition, “defined by a very low weight for height (below -3z scores of the median WHO growth standards), by visible severe wasting, or by the presence of ...