The Extended Hands Foundation, a non-profit organisation that I formed some years ago, with sponsorship from NNPC/SNEPCo recently gave free medical surgeries to 25 women living with Fistula in Sokoto state. I’m so grateful to NNPC/SNEPCo and the team…
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Great News Canada! DRY Will Be Showing at the Montreal Black Film Festival This September!
Ever since I conceived the idea of making a world class movie about Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) and other issues faced by child brides, I dreamed that this movie would be shown in different cinemas, theaters and locations across…
I am so so glad today. I just read the cheering news that the Senate has passed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill, which seeks to prohibit female circumcision, forceful ejection from home and harmful widowhood practices. I’ve been…
Imagine not being able to control your flow or urine or feaces. Imagine having your loved ones leave you because they were too embarrassed to be around you. Imagine passing through such challenges and finally having a successful repair surgery!…
Several years ago, as an undergraduate at the University of Calabar, I heard about some young girls who had been forced into early marriage and were suffering the negative and embarrassing effects of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF). Little did…
Hi SL Fabz, It’s a beautiful day and I’m in such high spirits, I’m in the mood for recounting some fun memories. Recently, I was in Ogoja, Cross River state where under our Extended Hands Foundation and with support…