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October 23, 2025

Virgin Heart Foundation creates awareness on “Protection against Trafficking and sexual exploitation”.

The Management of Madre Giovanna Russollilo Group of Schools. Aboh Mbaise LGA invited Virgin Heart Foundation to facilitate a session with their students on life skills and Protection against Trafficking and sexual exploitation.An engagement that lasted for two(2) hours was packed with knowledge and life skills young people needed to co-exist and protect themselves, awareness to identify likelihood of being…

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September 29, 2025

13 and Pregnant: Teenage Crisis Rocks Mbaitoli, Imo State.

Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State is grappling with a disturbing rise in teenage pregnancies, with girls as young as 13 and 14 forced into motherhood. Virgin Heart Foundation, in collaboration with community stakeholders, warns that if this trend is left unchecked, it could endanger the future of the community’s young girls. In response, Peace Dike, Executive Director of…

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September 12, 2025

Imo LGAs Unite to Publicly Abandon Female Genital Mutilation

Virgin Heart Foundation and UNFPA-UNICEF Lead Community Dialogue in Four LGAs, Championing a “FGM Free” Imo by 2030 In a powerful and collaborative stride towards eradicating harmful traditional practices, the Virgin Heart Foundation (VHF), in partnership with UNFPA-UNICEF, successfully held a 1-day interactive dialogue on the Public Declaration of Female Genital Mutilation Abandonment. The series of events, which took place…

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September 12, 2025

BACK TO SCHOOL: CHILD PROTECTION NETWORK AND GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITIZE CHILDREN’S SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

As students across Imo State return to school, a renewed and united effort is urgently needed from parents, educators, local authorities, and community leaders to ensure the safety, protection, and overall wellbeing of every child. Peace Dike, Executive Director of the Virgin Heart Foundation, made this passionate call amid growing concerns about bullying, sexual abuse, digital threats, and mental health…

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September 12, 2025

IMO STATE TAKES BOLD STEP WITH VIRGIN HEART FOUNDATION TO END FGM.

In a landmark move to accelerate the end of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Virgin Heart Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare and with the support of UNICEF, concluded a two-day dialogue with key stakeholders in Imo State. The intensive engagement, which took place from 10 September to 11 September, 2025 brought together legislators,…

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August 23, 2025

Virgin Heart Foundation Urges Imo State Government to Prioritize Child Safety Amid Concerns of Baby Factory Incidents.

The Virgin Heart Foundation has called on the Imo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Hope Uzodinma, to intensify efforts towards ensuring the safety and protection of children across the state. This follows the retrieval of a newborn delivered by a mentally unstable woman at a roadside block industry in Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area. Executive Director of the…

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August 9, 2025

EMPOWERING YOUNG FEMALE LEADERS WITHIN SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE.

Virgin Heart Foundation, in collaboration with Spaces for Change under the Action Group on Civic Space Project, convened a landmark conference aimed at strengthening civic space through the organization and training of over 200 female students drawn from tertiary institutions across Imo State. The conference — the first of its kind in the state — served as an eye-opener for…

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August 7, 2025

NGO Decries Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation in Imo State, Inaugurates FGM Survivors Network.

Virgin Heart Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Imo State, has expressed deep concern over the alarming prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state. The Foundation is calling on the Imo State Government and the Ministry of Justice to ensure the full enforcement of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law particularly Section 9—and the state’s domesticated…

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