We Are UNWAVERING in Our Dedication to her rights! her voice!! her life!!!
WHO WE ARE
Saint Naomis was founded with a primary mission to champion female education and rights by means of advocacy, capacity building, and awareness campaigns.
However, our aspirations extend beyond these immediate objectives. Saint Naomis aims to forge vital connections between health and social services, thereby confronting the underlying social issues and determinants of health. By addressing these root causes, we strive to enhance upstream impacts, including health outcomes, educational attainment, equity, quality of life, and the promotion of rights for girls and women. Additionally, our organization is committed to facilitating rapid rehousing support.
With operational bases in both the United States and Africa, Saint Naomis endeavors to effect widespread positive change across diverse communities. Through collaborative efforts and targeted interventions, we aspire to create a world where every woman and girl has the opportunity to thrive and fulfill her potential.
Our Mission
To provide a platform that connects women to programs and services that empower and improve their quality of life and give them access to opportunities equitably through building community partnerships.
Our Vision
To raise a new generation of successful and influential women with equitable access to resources for global impact.
Our Objectives
- Provide school admission and scholarship advisory services.
- Provide educational tours and summer camps.
- Organize mental health awareness campaigns.
- Promote the rights of the girl child.
- Provide mentorship, job readiness and employment assistance.
- Provide TVET services
- Combat sexual and domestic violence.
- Campaign against early girl child marriage.
- Campaign against child labor and trafficking.
- Provide rapid rehousing and intervention services
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Growing up as a little girl in a family with few opportunities, I experienced and witnessed various social problems plaguing families, including families in crisis, child abuse and the struggle for education. In those days, the opportunity for the girl child to be educated was not a given, as the prevalent gender norms prioritized male education.
When I finally got the opportunity to attend secondary school, I had to walk several miles everyday. Upon conclusion of secondary school I was unable to proceed immediately to University, due to lack of funds. I had to peddle various goods such as bread, oranges and candies after school daily to save up money for University. I graduated with bachelor and masters degrees in Social Work at the University of Benin, Nigeria. Thereafter, I went on to pursue and achieve an MSW and PhD in the United States of America.
Looking back, I realize that thousands of children are unable to attend school because of childhood circumstances that are similar to mine and as such they are precluded from the opportunities that a good education offers. This realization led to the establishment of Saint Naomis Foundation. It was born out of a desire to reach out and make the opportunities that were not easily available to me a possibility for the next generation of young girls and women.