REBUILDING HARMONY: ZUWAIRA ABDULLAHI’S JOURNEY WITH A360 LFH SESSIONS
Once upon a time in the quiet community of Rugan Kasuwa, nestled within the Karu Local Government Area in Nasarawa state Nigeria lived 18-year-old Zuwaira Abdullahi. A young bride married to Mr. Isa, a diligent farmer, Zuwaira found herself facing unexpected challenges mere months into her marriage. The source of her distress wasn’t external but […]
I CONVINCED MY CONSERVATIVE HUSBAND TO ATTEND ANTENATAL SESSIONS
Zainab Abdullahi’s husband wasn’t the open-minded type. He was not much older than Zainab, who was eighteen years old and five months pregnant. In their community, the Ringim Local Government Area, Jigawa state, teenage brides aren’t a novelty. They were not in the habit of conversing except when asking for money for medical expenses. One […]
MY HUSBAND SAW THE LIGHT
Bilki Lawan. Married at 16, pregnant at 19, and now a full-time housewife in the Ringim Local Government Area, Jigawa state, Nigeria. Her husband, like many people in the Yandutse community, doesn’t believe in Antenatal Care Services (ANC). “It’s a taboo,” her husband said. “Babies should not be tampered with.” Home births are the norm […]