16 Days of Activism: Futures Foresight Storytelling on Digital Gender-Based Violence

Project at a glance

  • Location: Apo Legislative Quarters Junior Secondary School, Abuja
  • Occasion: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (final day, 10 December 2025)
  • Method: Futures Foresight Storytelling
  • Guests: Representatives of the Federal Ministry of Environment (Department of Climate Change) and FCT UBEB; the school Principal and supervising teachers

Overview

On the closing day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, SWEDIWorld engaged adolescent girls of Apo Legislative Quarters Junior Secondary School on digital gender-based violence. Using Futures Foresight Storytelling, the girls explored climate change, online safety and how to speak out against abuse, building on the Girls’ Voices for Climate Just Futures pilot running in the school.

Pupils gather in the school compound for the session.
Pupils gather in the school compound for the session.

Guests and partners

  • Ms. Elsie, representing Dr. Iniobong Abiola-Awe, Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment
  • Mrs. Ogbonka, representing the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB)
  • The school Principal and supervising teachers

Scholarships awarded

  • SWEDIWorld Ambassadors awarded scholarships to two trainee ambassadors.
  • Comptroller of Customs Mimi Asa awarded scholarships to several pupils.

In a video shared by SWEDIWorld in May 2026, Comptroller Asa, moved by the impact of SWEDIWorld’s work, spontaneously extended scholarships to three additional students on the spot.

The session also featured a goodwill video message from gender expert Thays Prado, encouraging the girls to continue their leadership journey.

In the press

The Metro newspaper reported the event under the headline “SWEDI engages adolescent school girls on scaling up climate change, GBV advocacy”. The Founder and Executive Director, Sewuese Asa, explained that the engagement aimed at making girls, especially those in underserved communities, conscious of climate change and equipped to navigate online spaces safely and to claim their rights.

Press clipping from the Metro newspaper.
Press clipping from the Metro newspaper.

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