Her Health. Her Wellbeing. Her Future.
Empowering Women with Knowledge, Support and Opportunities to Live Healthier, More Resilient Lives.
Every woman deserves the opportunity to live a healthy, informed and fulfilling life. Yet for many women, access to reliable health information, preventive care and appropriate support remains shaped by where they live, what they earn and the resources available within their communities.
At ChangePoint Advancement Initiative for Development (C-PAID), we believe women’s health and wellbeing should never be an afterthought in development.
SHE THRIVES is C-PAID’s flagship women’s health and wellbeing initiative, created to strengthen health literacy, encourage preventive healthcare, promote emotional wellbeing and help women connect with appropriate health and community support services.
Through accessible education, community engagement, health partnerships and locally relevant interventions, SHE THRIVES seeks to help women understand their health needs, make informed decisions and navigate barriers to care.
Our approach recognises that women’s wellbeing encompasses physical, emotional and social dimensions. It also recognises that sustainable improvements require more than occasional awareness campaigns. They require trusted information, supportive environments, functioning referral pathways and meaningful collaboration with qualified service providers.
Because when women are healthy, informed and supported, they are better positioned to pursue opportunities, care for themselves and participate fully in their communities.
We believe that empowering women with health knowledge is important. Helping them access the support they need is equally essential.
A woman’s health can influence almost every aspect of her life, from education and employment to family responsibilities, financial security and community participation.
Across Nigeria, women continue to experience challenges in accessing timely, affordable and appropriate healthcare. These challenges may include geographic distance from services, financial constraints, limited awareness of health risks, social stigma, inadequate support networks and difficulties navigating available health systems.
For women living in rural and underserved communities, these barriers can be especially pronounced.
Preventable health challenges may remain unidentified until they become serious. Important health decisions may be made without access to accurate information. Emotional distress may go unrecognised, while women experiencing domestic or social pressures may lack safe and reliable pathways to support.
Health awareness alone cannot eliminate these challenges. Women also need the confidence, information and practical connections required to seek appropriate assistance when needed.
SHE THRIVES responds by placing women, their experiences and their circumstances at the centre of programme design.
Our intention is to strengthen the connection between health knowledge, preventive action, appropriate support and sustained wellbeing.
These figures, from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, demonstrate the continuing need to strengthen women’s access to timely maternal healthcare and reliable information. They are national indicators and do not describe C-PAID beneficiaries or programme achievements.
We envision communities where women have access to reliable health information, appropriate support systems and opportunities to make informed decisions about their physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
To promote women’s health, wellbeing and resilience through accessible health education, preventive awareness, community engagement and partnerships that strengthen connections to appropriate healthcare and support services.
SHE THRIVES recognises that women’s health needs change throughout their lives. It also recognises that personal wellbeing is influenced by social circumstances, family responsibilities, economic pressures and the availability of appropriate services.
Our proposed interventions are organised around six complementary priorities.
Knowledge for Healthier Living.
See the priority ↓Supporting Women Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.
See the priority ↓Emotional Wellbeing Matters.
See the priority ↓Information. Confidence. Dignity.
See the priority ↓Bringing Health Information and Support Closer to Communities.
See the priority ↓Strengthening Resilience. Supporting Women’s Choices.
See the priority ↓Knowledge for Healthier Living.
Preventive Health Education and Awareness
Prevention begins with understanding. Women who have access to reliable, understandable health information are better equipped to recognise potential risks, make informed decisions and seek professional care when appropriate.
SHE THRIVES WELL focuses on practical, culturally sensitive health education that supports healthier everyday choices and encourages timely engagement with qualified healthcare providers.
Women with improved health literacy and greater awareness of preventive healthcare practices and appropriate services.
Supporting Women Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.
Maternal and Reproductive Health Awareness
Pregnancy, childbirth and the period following delivery are important stages in women’s lives, requiring reliable information, appropriate care and supportive environments.
SHE THRIVES MOTHERHOOD seeks to strengthen awareness of maternal health needs and support women in accessing qualified healthcare services throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period.
The pathway will prioritise education and referral partnerships rather than substitute for professional antenatal, delivery or postnatal care.
Women with improved maternal health knowledge and stronger connections to appropriate pregnancy-related and postnatal care.
Emotional Wellbeing Matters.
Mental Wellbeing, Resilience and Support
Women’s wellbeing is not limited to physical health. Emotional distress, chronic stress, social isolation, caregiving demands and financial pressures can affect everyday functioning and quality of life.
SHE THRIVES MIND promotes mental health literacy, supportive conversations and appropriate pathways to professional assistance.
The programme seeks to reduce stigma and encourage early help-seeking while recognising that mental health assessment, counselling and treatment require suitably qualified professionals.
Women with improved mental health awareness, stronger supportive connections and better understanding of where to seek appropriate assistance.
Information. Confidence. Dignity.
Menstrual Health, Hygiene and Personal Wellbeing
Menstrual health is an important aspect of health, dignity, education and participation in everyday life. Yet misinformation, stigma, limited access to appropriate products and inadequate sanitation can create avoidable challenges.
SHE THRIVES DIGNITY focuses on improving menstrual health knowledge, encouraging informed hygiene practices and promoting respectful discussions about menstrual wellbeing.
Activities involving adolescents will be age-appropriate and delivered with appropriate safeguarding and institutional consent arrangements.
Women and girls with stronger menstrual health knowledge, increased confidence and improved access to reliable information and appropriate support.
Bringing Health Information and Support Closer to Communities.
Community Health Outreach and Referral Access
Health services are most useful when people know about them, can navigate them and are able to access them safely.
SHE THRIVES CONNECT is the programme’s community outreach and service-navigation pathway, designed to strengthen links between women and qualified healthcare or social support providers.
Particular attention will be given to rural and underserved communities, where awareness and access barriers may affect timely use of services.
Any clinical screening or health services organised in collaboration with SHE THRIVES will be performed by appropriately licensed professionals and authorised facilities, in accordance with applicable requirements.
Women with improved awareness of available services and clearer pathways to appropriate healthcare and community support.
Strengthening Resilience. Supporting Women’s Choices.
Personal Wellbeing, Safety and Support Networks
Women’s health and wellbeing are shaped by the environments in which they live, work and participate.
Supportive relationships, personal safety, reliable information and opportunities to make informed decisions can contribute to greater wellbeing and resilience.
SHE THRIVES STRONG addresses selected social and personal wellbeing factors through education, supportive community engagement and appropriate specialist partnerships.
Women with stronger awareness of personal wellbeing, available protection resources and supportive community networks.
Our approach seeks to make health information understandable, trusted and relevant while strengthening connections to appropriate services.
We aim to engage women, community representatives, healthcare stakeholders and local organisations to understand priority needs, misconceptions, access barriers and available services.
We will develop accessible, evidence-informed learning activities using appropriate languages, formats and community platforms.
We seek to collaborate with qualified healthcare professionals, primary healthcare facilities, public health institutions and community organisations to strengthen programme quality and referral arrangements.
Where participants require professional care or specialist support, the programme will provide information and referrals within an agreed, safe and clearly defined service-navigation framework.
We aim to assess changes in health knowledge, programme accessibility, appropriate referral uptake where verifiable and participant experiences, while protecting personal information and confidentiality.
SHE THRIVES is designed for women and, through appropriate age-specific activities, adolescent girls who would benefit from improved health knowledge, preventive awareness and wellbeing support.
Individual programme activities will specify eligibility, geographic scope, age considerations and available services.
Participation in SHE THRIVES will not replace medical consultation, diagnosis or treatment by licensed healthcare professionals.
Depending on the intervention, priority beneficiaries may include:
Women in rural communities may experience unique barriers arising from distance, transport costs, limited healthcare infrastructure, information gaps and other local circumstances.
SHE THRIVES seeks to respond through locally relevant community outreach rather than relying exclusively on conventional urban training venues or digital communication.
Subject to funding and implementation partnerships, our approach may include community health education sessions, collaboration with primary healthcare facilities, locally appropriate information materials, trained community facilitators and mobile outreach activities delivered with qualified providers.
We intend to work with local stakeholders to ensure that programme delivery is culturally sensitive, accessible and responsive to community priorities without compromising medical accuracy, dignity or individual choice.
For women who require professional healthcare or social support, effective referral arrangements will be essential. Outreach activities should strengthen connections to existing services rather than create parallel systems that cannot be sustained.
SHE THRIVES aims to contribute to improvements in women’s health literacy, wellbeing awareness, appropriate care-seeking and access to support systems.
Women gain greater understanding of relevant health topics, preventive practices and circumstances that require professional assessment.
Participants become more familiar with available preventive services, routine health guidance and appropriate care-seeking practices.
Women receive evidence-informed information about pregnancy, postpartum wellbeing and the importance of appropriate maternal healthcare.
Participants improve their understanding of emotional wellbeing, stigma, support networks and professional care pathways.
Women and girls gain clearer, age-appropriate information about menstrual health, hygiene and appropriate support.
Community participants can more readily identify suitable healthcare or specialist support services and understand how to access them.
Local partners and participants strengthen relationships that promote informed health decisions, respectful engagement and appropriate support.
Our programme evaluation will focus on verifiable changes, including health knowledge, participation, informed care-seeking and referral outcomes where ethically and practically measurable.
We will not claim reductions in disease prevalence, maternal mortality or other clinical outcomes without an evaluation design capable of substantiating such changes.
SHE THRIVES recognises that health-related programmes carry significant responsibilities.
We are committed to developing activities that respect women’s dignity, autonomy, confidentiality and right to make informed choices.
Health education content will be developed or reviewed with appropriately qualified professionals. Clinical services, if incorporated into funded activities, will be delivered by licensed providers within their professional scope and under applicable authorisations.
We aim to establish suitable arrangements for informed consent, confidential referrals, responsible data handling, safeguarding, complaints and incident reporting.
Activities involving children and adolescents will require additional child protection measures, age-appropriate information and applicable parental or guardian consent arrangements.
Our approach to women’s health is non-judgemental, respectful and grounded in the importance of reliable information, voluntary participation and appropriate professional care.
Sustainable improvements in women’s wellbeing require more than short-term awareness events.
SHE THRIVES will seek to strengthen the local knowledge, institutional relationships and community networks that support women in making informed health decisions.
Our sustainability approach will prioritise:
Strengthening relationships with primary healthcare facilities and other appropriate providers rather than duplicating services.
Developing accessible educational approaches that can be adapted and repeated within communities.
Using practical content that women can understand, retain and apply.
Encouraging clear, reliable pathways to appropriate services, supported by partner agreements and defined responsibilities.
Building the capabilities of programme facilitators and community partners within appropriate non-clinical roles.
Learning from programme feedback and measurable results to improve quality, relevance and sustainability.
Improving women’s health and wellbeing requires collaboration across healthcare, education, community development, research and social support systems.
SHE THRIVES provides a platform for institutions and organisations seeking to support evidence-informed health education, preventive awareness, community outreach and more effective connections to appropriate services.
We welcome partnerships with public health institutions, healthcare organisations, development agencies, philanthropic foundations, professional associations, corporate organisations, academic institutions and community-based organisations.
Support health education initiatives, community outreach, learning resources, specialist partnerships and defined programme components.
Contribute professional expertise in women’s health, maternal health, mental wellbeing, nutrition, reproductive health, public health or programme design.
Collaborate on appropriately authorised outreach activities, local engagement and access to qualified services.
Support the development and distribution of reliable, accessible and culturally appropriate information materials.
Strengthen connections between programme beneficiaries and qualified healthcare, mental health, protection or social support providers.
Collaborate on needs assessments, health literacy research, implementation learning and ethically appropriate outcome measurement.
Support approved non-clinical activities, logistics, outreach resources, community education or other programme needs within appropriate safeguarding arrangements.
We seek partnerships built around shared development objectives, professional competence, transparency, responsible resource management and clear accountability.
Partner roles, service standards, funding obligations, confidentiality requirements and reporting arrangements should be documented and proportionate to the nature of the collaboration.
Our goal is to develop partnerships that improve women’s access to information and support while strengthening existing community and healthcare systems.
For some women, reliable information can help them recognise when to seek medical attention. For others, access to an appropriate referral or supportive community network can make an important difference.
SHE THRIVES seeks to make these opportunities more accessible through health education, community engagement and partnerships.
Contributions may support programme materials, community sessions, facilitator development, outreach logistics and appropriate service-navigation activities.
Whether you are an individual, organisation or institution, your support can contribute to building informed, healthier and more resilient communities.
SHE THRIVES is C-PAID’s flagship women’s health and wellbeing initiative. It focuses on health literacy, preventive awareness, maternal health education, menstrual health, mental wellbeing, community outreach and connections to appropriate services.
The programme is intended primarily for women, with selected age-appropriate activities for adolescent girls. Eligibility will depend on individual interventions, geographic locations, available resources and programme requirements.
SHE THRIVES is principally designed as a health education, wellbeing and community support initiative. It does not automatically provide clinical treatment. Any clinical services offered through a specific project would require appropriate healthcare partnerships, professional authorisation and clearly communicated arrangements.
Yes. SHE THRIVES MOTHERHOOD focuses on maternal and reproductive health literacy, appropriate care-seeking, pregnancy-related awareness and postpartum wellbeing. It does not replace antenatal, delivery or postnatal medical care.
Yes. SHE THRIVES MIND promotes mental health literacy, stigma reduction, emotional wellbeing awareness and access to appropriate professional support.
Rural and underserved communities are an important programme priority. Implementation locations and activities will depend on needs assessments, resources and local delivery partnerships.
BUILDHER focuses on women’s economic empowerment and broader personal advancement, while SHE THRIVES has a distinct mandate centred on women’s health, preventive education, wellbeing and access to appropriate support services.
Yes. The programme’s thematic structure allows partners to explore support for specific priorities, such as maternal health education, menstrual health, mental wellbeing or community outreach.
Qualified healthcare professionals may explore opportunities to contribute to content review, education, specialist referrals, community outreach and technical guidance, subject to programme requirements and appropriate professional arrangements.
Details of specific activities, eligibility and registration procedures will be announced when programmes are scheduled. Interested participants can contact C-PAID for information about available opportunities.
Women’s health and wellbeing deserve sustained attention, informed action and meaningful investment.
Through community education, responsible partnerships and accessible support pathways, SHE THRIVES seeks to help women make informed decisions, strengthen their wellbeing and participate more fully in their communities.
Together, we can expand access to knowledge, strengthen connections to appropriate care and create opportunities for women to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
