The Society for the Rights of the Excluded and Disempowered works at the intersection of human rights, gender justice, climate justice, social protection and urban resilience. We work with the people mainstream development leaves behind:
Our approach is simple and stubborn. We do not treat people as recipients. We treat them as the leaders of their own recovery — and then we get out of the way.
Six areas, one thread running through all of them: nobody should be excluded from the decisions that shape their life.
A livelihood is more than income – it is dignity, hope, and a future. We create pathways to economic resilience for those who have been left behind.
Millions work in the shadows – unseen, unprotected, and undervalued. We bring them to light with financial tools that work for them.
Women’s voices are the backbone of resilient communities. We ensure they are heard, respected, and centered in every decision that affects their lives.
Nigeria’s most vulnerable communities face converging pressures — conflict, climate change, and exclusion from the very systems built to protect them.
Climate change hits the most vulnerable hardest. We make sure adaptation is inclusive — and that women lead it.
Rights-based responses to crisis, with gender responsiveness built in from the start.
Digital inclusion, and protection from online harassment and technology-facilitated violence.
Nigeria’s most vulnerable communities face converging pressures — conflict, climate change, and exclusion from the very systems built to protect them.
In Konduga, young people whose livelihoods were disrupted by years of insecurity are training as tailors, caterers and phone technicians — and opening their own businesses. Alongside them, communities and local leaders are building stronger dialogue on safety and security.
Extreme heat costs Lagos’ traders, artisans and transport workers their health and their income — and no insurance covers it. With the Makoko Dream Foundation and the Nigeria Climate Innovation Center, we are piloting a way to make heat risk measurable, and finally financeable.
The market-linked vocational training has become a huge source of income and economic empowerment for me.
Programme Participant, Ogoja
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