African Girls Empowerment Network (AGE Network) is a registered young feminine front-line civil society organization  dedicated  to  reducing  gender  inequality  in  Nigeria  by  empowering  and  advancing  the human rights of young women and girls. We are working to advance gender equality in girls’ education, promote young women’s sexual & reproductive health & rights, bolster women’s role in leadership, economic and financial inclusion, as well as strengthen the capacity of young women/girls-led groups in Nigeria.

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AGE,  with  the  support  of  FREE  Fund  Grant,  wants  to  empower  young  women  and  girls  that  had  been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis with alternative life skill in fashion design,make up, Digital/ ICT skills  as  well  as  provide  micro-credit  to  support  those  vulnerable  young  women  who  have  lost  small business capital due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The project’s main goal is to achieve the economic empowerment, leadership & financial inclusion of  vulnerable  young  women  and  girls that  had  been impacted  by  the  COVID-19  global  health  crisis.