The project will empower 20 Activists and 500 Advocates with the knowledge, skills and resources to organise activism for social impact. 20 Community Projects

Nigeria
Joined November 2021
"Storytelling is the recounting of events, either real or imagined. It is a way we make sense of the world. It is the difference between concepts and what those concepts mean in real life." Listen to the full podcast on Storytelling for Advocacy on Anchor: linktr.ee/wearecognito
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Today is the International Day for Universal Access to Information. Communicating and sharing social impact in our communities is an important part of our work at Cognito. When knowledge is managed and disseminated creatively, it can transform our world. #IDUAI
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Today, I joined other peace activists on the @Susoprogram in Abuja for a press conference in commemoration of the 2022 International Day of Peace. Together we amplified d need for increased participation of youth in decision making and call for partnerships for youth initiatives.
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Please join us in the #WorldHumanitarianDay celebrations by tagging humanitarians you admire in your community. Thanks to all humanitarians for the incredible work and resilience to access the hardest to reach with needed relief. #ItTakesAVillage
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SpeakUpStandOutNG retweeted
We dedicate the 2021 annual report to the vibrant and powerful civil society movements the world over who are relentlessly mobilising and advocating for a just and equal present and future. 💪💪 🫵 voice.global/.../voices-unto… #VoiceUnTold #VoixInedites #NowNous #NowUs
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SpeakUpStandOutNG retweeted
The intersection between the youth & the elderly is strengthened through organisations such Task Force Mapalad, Inc (TFM), a grantee partner in the 🇵🇭 that works to strengthen capacities of people's organisations made up of youth and elderly farmers. youtube.com/watch?v=8uICghqN… 1/2
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Within Voice, it is all of the activities, processes and trajectories towards boosting collaboration, exchange, learning, innovation and application of new knowledge. They aim to catalyse transformative change for the most marginalised and discriminated groups. #LinkingandLearn
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SpeakUpStandOutNG retweeted
Congratulations Voice Nigeria on concluding another Linking and Learning workshop. This event has always been a really amazing experience - networking, sharing, caring, learning and building one another up in various capacities. In the coming weeks expect updates, Stay tuned!
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Feedback from participants at the last @voicetweetz Nigeria #LinkingandLearning event that took place in Lagos recently. What is Linking and Learning? It is the process enabling the sharing of experiences and lessons from (innovative) initiatives. Follow this page for more.
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#SpeakUpStandOutNG is driven by the possibility of the social change that young people can birth in local communities, by influencing their peers and other stakeholders to implement an all-inclusive social change. #advocacy #peacewalk #peacewalker #socialjustice #socialchange
The youth are one of the most important groups that can contribute to a country's development. @CitizenCommons are committed to equip youths with the necessary tools connection, knowledge, and resources to #makechangehappen in their local communities and more. #MakeChangeHappen
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World Creativity and Innovation Day encourages us to try to solve old problems in new ways with the potential of finding better and more effective methods to accomplish our goals! #WCID2022 #WorldCreativityandInnovationDay
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Join us tomorrow by 4pm as we continue the conversation around rising security challenges across the FCT & possible mitigation to avoid further threats. #SpeakUpStandOutNG #SUSOProgram #SusoProject @SusoProgram Register Here👇to be part of the conversation bit.ly/SUSOSecurityChat
We knew that not everyone would understand what these children are passing through. So, we decided to document our research and will be visualizing these data with a compilation of their stories for advocacy. This is an opportunity @SusoProgram has given to me through funding.
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Through this project, we have discovered how many children are living with no source of clean water, inhabitable shelters called "homes", no food at all except they labor, no education, etc and worse, incessant abuse in different forms.
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SpeakUpStandOutNG retweeted
I am committed to transforming the mindsets of young people and also advocating for the rights of women whilst promoting peacebuilding.
Very few things beats waking up and going about doing what keeps you happy and helps make your community better. What are you most passionate about? Please tell us in the comment section 🤗 We ll go first: On the #SpeakUpStandOutNG Program powered by @voicetweetz...
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I'm passionate about helping young people stay away from #drugabuse especially those in rural community.
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Our team members were in Bariga to continue the assessment of the condition children & to reveal the status of child's right under the #SpeakupStandOutNg. W/evidence, we would be showing the state of children & what support we want for them through advocacy @ceyadofficial
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People with disabilities face widespread discrimination, segregation, and exclusion in society. As we celebrate women's month, a #SpeakUpStandOutNG advocate supported the breaking of bias against the discrimination of disabled women in Nigeria. @SusoProgram