Our work
Without stable income, choice becomes a luxury. Young women who sell sex or use drugs face violence, poor mental health and barriers to care, and are often shut out of markets by stigma and isolation.
From the field
Programmes
Empowerment and youth
Skills, start-up support, art therapy and advocacy help young female sex workers and young women who use drugs in Nasarawa move from survival to stability.
50 young women trained in a trade, with start-up support
Stories
News
In March 2026, we brought our project team, stakeholders and participants together to reflect on what the FEF-OSC 2025 project achieved and what to carry forward.
Story of change
More than 150 young women have taken part in art therapy. No diagnosis, no pressure to explain: just a safe space to create, breathe and heal.
Story of change
Fifty young women chose a trade, trained in it and received start-up support. Here is what changes when someone invests directly in your potential.
Resources
Training manual2026
A practical guide to economic empowerment for young women in marginalised communities: skills pathways, start-up support, mentorship and how to replicate the model with local stakeholders.
Open document
Guide or toolkit2026
A step-by-step roadmap for turning individual hustle into collective economic power, with safety-first, community-led strategies and templates for mapping, market research and partner screening.
Open document
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