We provide a wide range of grassroots advocacy and empowerment programs designed to uplift women, girls, and youths in need. Our core initiatives focus on AI-driven SRHR education, ending gender-based violence, menstrual health kits, bodily autonomy, and economic freedom. We also lead village-to-village outreach and safe listening circles. Each initiative is driven by our mission to create lasting, systemic change.
You can join our movement by volunteering for grassroots outreach in Lagos, supporting our AI advocacy campaigns online, or partnering with us on community programs. Whether you contribute professional skills, share educational resources, or help organize local sensitization workshops, your voice strengthens our impact. Visit our Become A Volunteer page to apply and help us advance dignity and safety for women and girls.
IRISE Initiative is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, with active grassroots outreach hubs across communities including Ejigbo, Okota, and Ilasa. While our physical field operations, school workshops, and community clinics are rooted in Lagos and underserved rural areas, our digital advocacy and AI-driven SRHR video education reach young people nationwide and globally through our online networks and partner platforms.
You can reach our coordination team directly via email at contact@iriseinitiative.org or support@iriseinitiative.org for general inquiries, media requests, and partnership proposals. For urgent community support or outreach coordination in Lagos, call us at +234 808 226 6836 or +234 816 690 8287. You can also submit a direct inquiry anytime through our Contact Us form, and our team will respond promptly..
Yes, the Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (IRISE) is a duly registered, grassroots women-led nonprofit organization operating in Nigeria. We uphold strict governance, financial transparency, and ethical accountability across all community programs and donor funds. Our work is backed by trusted global and national partners including Global Fund for Women, One Billion Rising, and V-Day.
Yes, donations made to IRISE Initiative qualify for official charitable receipts in accordance with applicable nonprofit regulations. Immediately after completing your contribution online, you will receive an automated confirmation and digital receipt via email for your financial records. For corporate sponsorships, institutional grants, or specialized tax documentation, contact our finance desk at support@iriseinitiative.org.on receipt that you can use for your tax records. If you have specific questions about tax deductions in your country, we recommend consulting a tax advisor.
Yes, you can choose to make a monthly or recurring contribution directly through our secure donation form. Recurring gifts provide predictable, sustained funding that allows us to keep our SRHR youth clinics running, distribute monthly sanitary kits, and maintain safe spaces without interruption. You remain in full control of your recurring schedule and can update or pause your gift anytime through your donor portal.
Every contribution goes directly toward funding high-impact grassroots programs for marginalized women and girls. Your support provides menstrual hygiene kits, AI-powered SRHR educational tools, survivor counseling, and community sensitization workshops across underserved areas. We prioritize lean operations and transparent reporting so that the maximum share of every gift translates into measurable, life-changing aid.
Yes, making a tribute or honor gift in someone else’s name is a meaningful way to celebrate a milestone while advancing women’s rights. Simply select the dedication option on our donation form and enter the honoree’s name and email address. We will send a personalized acknowledgment letting them know a gift has been made in their honor to support safe spaces and empowerment programs for women and girls in Nigeria.
We accept secure online donations via major debit and credit cards, direct bank transfers, USSD, and mobile payment gateways powered by Paystack and GiveWP. Both local Naira (₦) and international currency contributions are supported seamlessly with instant encryption. If you prefer to make a direct institutional wire transfer or offline grant deposit, please contact our team for official banking details.
IRISE advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), bodily autonomy, gender equality, and the eradication of gender-based violence and institutional exploitation. We also champion climate justice, economic freedom for women, and inclusive rights for youths, indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities guided by our core conviction that Women and Girls’ Rights Are Human Rights.
We prioritize underserved urban and rural communities where women and girls face the highest barriers to healthcare, education, and safety such as Ejigbo, Okota, Ilasa, and rural settlements. Through needs assessments, local listening circles, and collaboration with community leaders, we identify urgent gaps in SRHR awareness and protection so our interventions are culturally grounded and genuinely needed.
We measure our impact through transparent tracking of both direct reach and long-term community outcomes. This includes monitoring the number of youths reached through AI SRHR workshops, sanitary kits distributed, survivors supported in safe spaces, and shifts in community attitudes toward gender violence. We regularly share verified field reports, storytelling updates, and program milestones with our supporters.
Yes, collaboration is one of our sixteen core values because systemic change requires collective action. We actively partner with international feminist funds, health providers, grassroots coalitions, and media networks—including Global Fund for Women, One Billion Rising, V-Day, and Marie Stopes Nigeria—to amplify advocacy, share resources, and scale vital SRHR and anti-GBV programs across communities.
Yes, we welcome committed volunteers, health educators, and advocates to join our scheduled village-to-village outreaches and school sensitization tours. Before participating in field activities, all volunteers complete a brief orientation on our safeguarding policies, ethics, and community engagement standards. Visit our Become A Volunteer page or check Upcoming Events to register for our next field mobilization.