Young women listening attentively during a panel discussion

Every girl in school, safe and heard

Girls' Rights & Gender Equality

Advocacy and sensitisation on the rights of the girl child, from menstrual dignity to education, and celebrating the women who are changing their communities.

Why it matters

Too many girls miss school every month because they cannot afford sanitary products, or drop out entirely because of early marriage, pregnancy or simply the belief that their education matters less. Advocacy for the rights of the girl child is at the heart of our mission.

What we do

  • Speak up. On Menstrual Hygiene Day and Period Confidence Day we campaign against stigma and for access to products, so that no girl has to choose between her period and her education.
  • Sensitise. We talk with young people, parents and schools about girls' rights, gender-based violence and inclusion, with experts such as gender and protection officer Nde Vitalis Tangeh.
  • Celebrate. Each year for International Women's Day we honour women driving impact. In 2026 we brought together six partner organisations for the IWD Talent, Awards & Networking Gala under the theme Give To Gain.

Our belief

When a girl learns, earns and leads, her whole community moves forward with her.

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Events

Part of this programme

Past event Young women in the audience at a Yekov Foundation event

IWD 2026 Talent, Awards & Networking Gala

Under the theme "Give To Gain", we celebrated women driving change across health, education, innovation, the arts and leadership, with awards, talent,...

  • North West Regional Assembly, Up Station, Bamenda

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