SieDi-Hub unveils vision to scale grassroots change across Nigeria
By Abujah Racheal
SieDi-Hub, a nonprofit organisation promoting gender justice, health equity and civic inclusion, has unveiled a roadmap to scale its grassroots-led, data-driven interventions across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
This was announced on Saturday in Abuja, during a Mid-Term Impact Report Media Briefing and Strategic Board Meeting to assess the progress made under its five-year strategic plan (2022–2027).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event gathered SieDi-Hub’s management team, governing council, media professionals, development actors, and community leaders, marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s journey.
Founded in 2022, SieDi-Hub is a women-owned, youth-led nonprofit organisation committed to advancing social justice through inclusive approaches in healthcare, gender equity, digital safety, youth leadership and policy reform.
According to Ms Chinasa Imo, Executive Director of SieDi-Hub, this milestone is a celebration of how far the organisation has come and a recommitment to the communities it serves.
“We have faced challenges, but we have stayed rooted in evidence, advocacy and the power of collective action,” she said.
Imo said that SieDi-Hub had trained over 1,000 students in digital safety through its Safe Space Clubs initiative across secondary schools.
She said that “NwanyịBụIhe Community Leadership Network”, a Community Health Youth Champions, had empowered more than 150 women leaders with tools to prevent gender-based violence and access micro-credit.
Imo said that the network had successfully trained 25 youth health advocates and influenced primary healthcare policies through state-level dialogues.
She said that the organisation also published six policy briefs tackling systemic issues such as poverty, GBV and youth marginalisation.
“Its Vision Clinic Campaign provided free eye-care services to 353 rural beneficiaries across Abia State.
“Whether it is a girl learning digital safety or a survivor finding her voice, we walk beside them and reimagine what is possible together,” she said.
Mr Paul Okpara, Programme Manager, SieDi-Hub, said that the outcomes were rooted in the hub’s mission to improve the quality of life for rural communities.
Okpara said that it did that by expanding access to social justice, healthcare, sustainable enterprises and empowerment for women and youth.
“Our strategy aligns strongly with SDGs 3, 5 and 16 on health, gender equality and inclusive institutions,” he said.
He highlighted the hub’s investments in capacity development, youth leadership, education support, GBV prevention and digital resilience.
“We have trained over 500 women SME owners in digital skills, supported out-of-school youths with vocational tools, and provided menstrual health kits and scholarships to hundreds of girls.
“Each programme is informed by baseline research and community realities,” he said.
Dr John Oladejo, Governing Board Chairperson and former Director of Health Emergency Preparedness at NCDC, said that the mid-term report was not just about numbers.
“It is about lives improved, voices amplified, and systems made stronger through inclusive engagement.
“The next two years are critical, and we are committed to ensuring that no voice, especially those of youth and women, is left behind.”
Ms Esther Agbon, Vice President of SieDi-Hub’s board and renowned women’s rights advocate, stressed the importance of sustaining impact by empowering the next generation.
“I am especially proud of how SieDi-Hub is shaping the minds of adolescents and youth through digital safety education and civic engagement.
“We must invest more in young people, not just for the future, but for now.
“While external donor support is important, we must also look inward by mobilising philanthropies and community champions to drive this movement,” Agbon said.
She called the mid-term report a powerful advocacy tool that would help attract strategic partners and influence long-term sustainability.
Ms Comfort Runyi, newly appointed board member and Organisational Positioning Advisor, called the report a proof of competence and credibility:
Runyi said that what SieDi-Hub had done with limited resources was remarkable.
“Now is the time to take this impact to scale, not just in Abia State, but across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
“We will begin with two states per region and develop a comprehensive dissemination framework targeting policymakers, partners and technical officers across public and private sectors,” she said.
She said that with over 30 years of collective experience across board, SieDi-Hub was well-positioned to deliver inclusive, gender-responsive and data-backed interventions.
Mrs Grace Kalu Ude, Co-Founder, SieDi-Hub, highlighted the legal and financial barriers that still silenced many gender-based-violence survivors.
“Most states have yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons laws, leaving only skeletal NAPTIP liaison offices and little on-the-ground protection.
“Lacking funds, SieDi-Hub now refers cases to the Ministry of Women Affairs and follows up with the limited resources we have,” she said.
Ude urged state assemblies to speed up domestication of the acts and called on donors to bankroll stakeholder advocacy teams that can move the legislation forward.
She said that SieDi-Hub had launched an interest-free micro-credit scheme, initially supporting five, now ten, GBV survivors.
She attributed the feat to support to the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund, adding that it needs government partnership and fresh funding to scale the programme beyond Abia to all six geopolitical zones.
NAN reports that SieDi-Hub’s model blends evidence-based advocacy, grassroots engagement and youth-led leadership development with the goal of ensuring inclusive governance, healthier communities and economic empowerment. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Kadiri Abdulrahman
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