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Over 70 Million+ lives touched by Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative
Supporting 57,117+ Mothers and Babies Across Nigeria
About 3,000 school children’s school fees paid and school uniform given.
Celebrating its 16th anniversary, the Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) met with the community head in Nasarawa State to plan a comprehensive health outreach. This crucial collaboration was key to providing local families with vital services like malaria screenings, blood pressure checks, birthing kits, and promoting the VITAL HPV vaccination initiative for adolescent girls.
On 23 June 2025, the Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) hosted a session under the CSW Geneva widows day during the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC59). The event, titled “Advancing Human Rights Through Adult Literacy for Inclusion and Development,” marked International Widows Day.
Abuja, Nigeria 15 October 2025, As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing women’s empowerment and community resilience, Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) organized a Community Dialogue Empowerment Outreach for women beneficiaries in Kpaduma community Abuja. The outreach brought together women enrolled in SLNI’s Adult Education and Livelihood Empowerment Program.
The Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) and The Education Above All Foundation (EAA) in collaboration with Papa Onyeze Women Empowerment and Relief (POWER) Foundation , hosted a high-level side event titled “Learning for Climate Resilience: Integrated Pathways for Poverty Eradication, Jobs and Inclusion” on the sidelines of the 2nd World Summit for Social Development (WSSD 2025) in Doha, Qatar.
Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) is an indigenous non-profit Organization established in 2009 to promote the spread of humanitarian aid through its broad spectrum of projects and activities.
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Nigeria remains one of the top contributors to under-5 and maternal mortality rates globally. Contributing factors such as poverty, limited access to medical treatment, shortages of healthcare workers, lack of awareness, and poor hygiene increase the risk of deadly but preventable diseases, making them the primary causes of high mortality rates among infants and mothers.
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As part of the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), global leaders, policymakers, and advocates gathered at Nigeria House, New York, for a high-level event hosted by Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI).
The session, titled “From Declaration to Action: Evidence, Progress, and Gaps,” provided a platform to assess progress on gender equality and outline urgent steps needed to turn commitments into real-world impact. Click here to know more
Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative, has called on governments, organisations, businesses, and individuals to prioritise gender-responsive policies and action and take deliberate, bold steps towards transformation.
The group made the call on the sidelines of the ongoing 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York, during a session themed “From Declaration to Action: Evidence, Progress, and Gaps.” Click here to know more
In a virtual panel organized as part of the CSW69 event, youth leaders gathered to reflect on the progress made in advancing gender equality since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995. The event focused on reviewing the challenges, gaps, and emerging issues from the youth perspective, and generating recommendations for strengthening youth involvement in gender equality advocacy and policy-making. Click here to know more
On March 13, 2025, Silver Lining for the Needy Initiative (SLNI) in collaboration with POWER Foundation hosted a groundbreaking session at Nigeria House, New York, as part of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69). Under the title “From Declaration to Action: Evidence, Progress, and Gaps” the event convened together global experts, policymakers, advocates, and change-makers to engage in a powerful discourse on gender equality and sustainable progress. Click here to know more
Silver lining for the Needy Initiative hosted an in-parallel event during the 68th annual commission on the status of women (CSW68) in New York city. Click here to read more.
The event underscored the priority theme for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women main event. Click here to know more.
The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), which took place from March 6th to 17th, 2023, had a priority theme that acknowledged the crucial role that innovation and technology play in attaining gender equality. Click here to know more.
