Implementing Partners
Lumière des Filles et des Femmes (LFF, “Light of Girls & Women”) strengthens learning and leadership for girls and women in Niger. LFF was registered as a civil society organization in Niger in 2020, emerging from a partnership with Centre for Girls Education, OASIS, and L’Initiative OASIS Niger in 2018. LFF leads the Hilin Mu (Hausa for “Our Space”) girls’ education program where in-school girls meet to connect with their peers, gain critical life skills, and benefit from academic support to bridge learning gaps and make the critical transition to secondary school. Responding to needs of the high proportion of married adolescents, LFF also leads the Hasken Mata (Hausa for “Women’s Light”) safe spaces program. There, married adolescents build their development, life and vocational skills, networks and their ability to make their own decisions and advocate for themselves.
The Centre for Girls Education (CGE) pioneered the adaptation of Safe Spaces in Hausa-communities of Northern Nigeria and has helped over 350,000 girls stay in school or gain vocational skills. CGE was launched in 2006 as a partnership between University of California, Berkeley OASIS Initiative (now OASIS) and Ahmadu Bello University. In 2016, CGE became an independent women-led nonprofit organization registered in Zaria, Nigeria. CGE is a regional expert, whose work has been shown to delay child marriage by 80% in program areas. Together with OASIS, we advise safe space partners, as we replicate and scale our model regionally.
Grade Africa (formerly OASIS Niger) is a National NGO established and registered in Niger in 2017. Grade Africa works to contribute to social development by improving education and health in the Sahel region of Africa. As one of our main partners in the region, Grade Africa co-leads key programs with us, including the Sahel Leadership Program, Group Prenatal Care and Sister Schools.
JVE/Niger's vision is a world where communities flourish, and young people are at the forefront of sustainable development. JVE is one of the few organizations in francophone Africa advocating at the community, national and international levels for the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender justice in climate adaptation strategies and implementation plans. They actively work with young people and local CSOs on the front lines, as well as with national politicians and international stakeholders to affect change on both the reproductive health and climate fronts. OASIS collaborates closely with JVE to amplify its regional and national reach, providing advocacy, research and fundraising support
The Elles du Sahel network is critical to OASIS’s advocacy strategy. The concept was developed with regional experts, with funding and support from OASIS. OASIS is now facilitating the transition of the EDS to the region, independent of OASIS. Today, OASIS continues to provide access to funding, expertise, and general support to allow the network to focus wholly on advocacy work of the prioritisation of women in girls in education, health and leadership.
Hallmark Leadership Initiative (HALI) is a nonprofit organization that provides support in health, public awareness, education, peace-building and reintegration, accountability, protection against gender-based violence, and empowerment, to create a positive impact on the lives of people in the NorthEast of Nigeria. HALI has reached over 200,000 beneficiaries with integrated community development programs, including community dialogues for peace building and prevention of violence against women and girls in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. Together with OASIS support, HALI offers vital safe space programs for girls in IDP camps among displaced families and in communities which have faced terrorism, forced marriages, sexual slavery, and exploitation.
The Ministry of Public Health of Chad (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Prévention) is headquartered in N'Djamena and operates under the central government to manage Cha’s national health policies and safeguard the health of its 21.8 million population. Its operational scope spans all 23 provinces and health districts of the country, functioning as the primary information hub for healthcare initiatives, epidemic prevention, and national health statistical resources. OASIS partners with the MOPH on its Safe Motherhood Initiative in three regions to increase access to misoprostol for maternal health in the public sector facilities.
