The "MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership" (MCGL) is a four-year USAID-funded project run by Jhpiego in consortium partnership with Save the Children, PACT and The Manhoff Group (TMG). The project is working on preventing and mitigating the consequences of violence against women and girls and identifying possible drivers of Forced Early and Child [...]
Despite being credited for being the first state in Nigeria to formally adopt laws prohibiting FGM, Ebonyi state is still miles away from achieving zero FGM state. Evidence exists showing that various forms of FGM are still in practice albeit secretly in different communities of the state. [...]
Advocacy and capacity building are key services of EHNRD. One of our many activities in these areas was a federal government funded project tagged “Advocacy/Capacity Building on Obstetrics Fistula and maternal Injury prevention in Ebonyi State”. The project involved advocacy meetings and capacity building workshops with various community, government and professional stakeholders including [...]
Ebonyi state is one of the few states in Nigeria with National Obstetrics Fistula Centre. However, the prevalence of Fistula in the state still stands at an unwelcome level. In 2020, Essential Health Network for Rural Dwellers in partnership with National Obstetrics Fistula Centre (NOFIC), Abakaliki and Circles & Frames LTD, a consultancy [...]
As early as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Essential Health Network for Rural Dwellers had recognized the need to join effort with various global initiatives to contain the life-threatening virus. Our proactive approach to serious issues like the pandemic saw us become the first CSO in Ebonyi state to take on a [...]
