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Media Outreach and Training – Ogun State
16 Days of Activism – Ogun State, Nigeria. November – December 2023.
09/01/2024
Media campaigns
recent campaigns in Nigeria
FGM in Nigeria
According to The Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey 2013, the national prevalence of FGM is at 25% for women/girls between the ages of 15 and 49. And 15% national prevalence of FGM among girls between the ages 15 and 19. (Data validated by UNFPA).
The latest
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7 End FGM Champions Training & Powerful radio conversations: Enugu State, Nigeria
We have observed since 2017; the influx of young girls from the UK and America especially into Nigeria during the summer holidays of June to September of every year. Upon close observation and inquiries; we were able to identify that for hundreds of girls of Igbo and Nigerian descent in the UK the summer holidays mark the arrival of ‘cutting season’; when they are flown back to Nigeria to undergo FGM.
05/10/2022
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Social worker and Media Experts talk on Radio to End FGM, Osun State, Nigeria
Activity by: Value Reorientation for Community Enhancement (VARCE Nigeria) Facilitator: Ademola Adebisi,
05/10/2022
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The Psychological Effects of FGM, Ethiopia and Nigeria report
Ubax Jamal Mohamed, (a female journalist from FM Jigjiga station) visited Dr. Rudwan Hassan Mohamud Who operates Hayat Mental Health Care & Rehabilitation Centre. A psychiatric ward that focuses on mental health disorders and psychological difficulties in Jigjiga city. The interview was recorded and used as part of a radio conversation show that informed 1 million listeners of the ill effects that occur due to FGM.
23/09/2022
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Bornperfect Stakeholders meeting, Osun State, Nigeria
The #BornPerfect Stakeholders meeting and media campaign took place in Ile Ife, Osun state Nigeria.
22/08/2022
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One Campaign, 3 Radio Shows, 1 TV interview, and Children’s Rights Audiobook release, Reaching 51 million people, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
We organised a time with independent television and radio for a session where I spoke on factors affecting the African child and we played our emphasis on female genital mutilation and how it affects the girl child but also the boy child indirectly and we also deliberated on possible solutions, we had over 3 million listeners.
16/08/2022
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One month of Radio Shows led by Six Undergraduate Students to End FGM: Obafemi On University, Nigeria
The media campaign series was a one-month radio sensitization programme held from 8th June 2022 to 29th June 2022 at 7:30 pm every Wednesday.
15/08/2022
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Callers shocked that FGM is still an issue, Osun State, Nigeria
The Broadcasting Corporation OSBC radio 104.5 FM ran a radio show where Mr. Ademola Adebisi an FGM/ Gender Based Activist (Executive Director, Value Reorientation for Community Enhancement), Olorunfemi Bukola Emilola an FGM survival and a Child rights Advocate and Imam Alimi Muideen Olatunde were the guests, The programme was anchored by Mrs. Olusola Ayesebolatan Marcus an OAP.
14/08/2022
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Radio Jingle to educate listeners on the Legal, Emotional, Psychological and Medical implications of FGM, Nigeria
For the media project, I renewed my already made end FGM English jingle and engaged more than 20,000,000 people for one hour on Fresh FM.
14/08/2022
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Politician Speaks out on Radio ‘More needs to be done to end FGM’ Kwara state, Nigeria
The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organization of African unity (OAU). The celebration is in honor of those who participated in the Soweto uprising in 1976. It is also to raise awareness of the continuous need for improvement of the education provided to African Children.
09/08/2022
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Children’s Rights and ending FGM discussion on Rave FM, Osun state, Nigeria
Radio conversation on Rave (91.7) FM by Olaniyan Oluwayomi Rosemary. With the theme: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy and Practice Since 2013.
09/08/2022
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FGM in Focus: Born Perfect Special
During this Facebook Live special Jeremiah Kipainoi invites Davidson Malison (Activist, Nigeria), Tony Mwebia (Activist, Kenya), and Hassan Istiila (Journalist, Somalia) to explain the benefits of the Born Perfect campaign which has engaged football legends in the talk to end FGM.
01/07/2022
Graduates say
At the beginning of the campaign against FGM, my belief was that to reach a lot requires going from school to school and house to house but then with GMC, it makes the campaign much easier as everyone has access to their local radio in their community. My campaigns got much easier.
Busayo SoyeboActivist 
