SID Initiative advances gender equality fund project in Lagos

The Sustainable Impact and Development (SID) Initiative, alongside its Gender Equality Champions, paid an advocacy visit to the Lagos State Tuberculosis (TB) Network on the 15th December, 2025.

The advocacy visit was conducted under the Gender Equality Fund (GEF) Project and aimed to strengthen stakeholder engagement, appreciate the Network’s support, and advance collaboration on the development of a communications toolkit.

During the visit, Ajibola Ayomide Victoria, SID Initiative’s Communications Assistant, provided updates on the development of the Communications Toolkit.

She appreciated the Network’s participation in the Communications Toolkit Planning Meeting and informed Ifenluwa Aipoh, that the jointly developed outline would be finalized and shared before the end of the week.

She also communicated SID Initiative’s request for the Network to contribute a foreword to the toolkit, as part of efforts to promote shared ownership and institutional endorsement of the resource across relevant stakeholders in Lagos State.

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The Gender Equality Champions also shared updates on key activities implemented under the Gender Equality Fund project, highlighting their advocacy engagements and ongoing efforts to advance gender equality outcomes through youth-led initiatives.

The Lagos State TB Network team, led by Ifelunwa Aipoh, warmly received the team and expressed appreciation for SID Initiative’s work. The Network reaffirmed its commitment to remain actively engaged and supportive of ongoing and future project activities.

SID Initiative remains committed to strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure the development of inclusive, youth-responsive communication tools that address critical health and gender equality issues.

SID Initiative is a youth-led non-governmental organization dedicated to advancing the sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of adolescents and young people in both urban and rural communities across Nigeria.

Through advocacy, capacity building, digital innovation, and comprehensive sexuality education, SID continues to drive youth-led solutions for gender equality and inclusive development.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.