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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…

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…

CHILDREN’S DAY 2025

VIRGIN HEART FOUNDATION CALLS FOR MORE PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR IMO CHILDREN. As Imo State marks Children’s Day 2025, we are once again reminded of the immense value, dreams, and potential our children carry. It is a day meant to celebrate the joy of childhood, the right to safety, education, and health, and to reaffirm our collective responsibility to nurture the…

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS STOP FORCEFUL EVICTION OF PLWDS IN IMO STATE.

Onurube, A coalition of Civil Society Organizations of GBV Responders in Imo State , which Virgin Heart Foundation is a member intervened for the community of Persons with Disabilities over threat by government officials to evict them from their temporal residence in Owerri, Imo State. Onurube Coordinator, Marjorie Ezihe followed up on the matter strategically for this victory. The government…

South East Women’s Award 2024.

Our Executive Director, peace Dike received award of honor in recognition of her contributions towards capacity building and empowerment of women in south east. WEPBI Women Empowerment Education and Peace Building Initiative organized the event to encourage women in their works in promoting inclusion and women’s rights Our Executive Director received award of honor in recognition of her contributions towards…