The ARISE&WIN Project aims to understand the gendered impact of COVID-19 on young self-employed Nigerian women and will co-produce solutions that foster better systems and wellbeing. This large-scale global health project will help bridge gender inequities gap in health and the labour force by:
1. Leading an analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic and other significant life events (e.g., childbirth, family/health emergencies) impact the paid or unpaid work and, physical, mental and social wellbeing of self-employed young Nigerian women; their strategies for coping with such events; and how these compare with the experiences of self-employed young men.
2. Co-producing and piloting a scalable intervention to support self-employed young women in Nigeria, so that they can better cope with significant life events that affect their work and well-being.
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This project will roll out between 2022-2024 and will use a variety of methods such as interviews, focus group discussions, quantitative secondary data analysis, digital storytelling, policy review, theory of change workshops, and surveys to co-produce and to assess the interventions.
Throughout the project, self-employed young women, representatives from the government, community partners and other important stakeholders will work closely with researchers to ensure reach, relevance and results. By providing capacity building, network building, health and wellness, as well as social protection interventions, this collaborative project hopes to empower young self-employed Nigerian women to be better prepared to respond to challenges in the future.
Partners & Collaborators
Team Members
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Prof. Olayinka Omigbodun (Principal Investigator), College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Youth Psychiatry
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Srividya Iyer, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Canada; Psychology
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Mrs Olafunmilayo Akinpelu (Decision-Maker), Ministry of Women Affairs, Oyo State, Nigeria; Social Work
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Mrs Oluwatomisin Abolade Owoade (Self-employed Partner), Abeni Prints, Nigeria
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Dr. Olusade Taiwo (Co-Investigator), Dawn Commission, Nigeria; Economics
Other Investigators
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan ​
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Professor Ade Fatai Adeniyi (Physiotherapy)
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Dr. Funmilola OlaOlorun (Community Medicine & Gender)
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Dr. Olayinka Egbokhare (Communication and Language Arts & Gender)
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Dr. Joshua Akinyemi (Epidemiology & Statistics)
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Mrs Iyeyinka Kusi-Mensah (Sociology)
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Mrs Adeola Oluwafunmilayo Afolayan (Youth Mental Health)
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Dr. Rita Frinue Tamambang (Youth Mental Health)
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Mr. Chuka Victor Ononye (Communication, Media and Youth Mental Health)
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Mrs Bukola Agnes Adeoye (Youth Mental Health)
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McGill University, Canada
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Dr. Arijit Nandi; Political Economy of Global Health
Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion​
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Mrs Grace Oderinde, Permanent Secretary; Social Work
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Mrs Funmilayo Akinpelu; Social Work
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Mrs Gbadesire Faith Eyinade; Social Work
Entrepreneurs and Other Self-Employed Young Women​
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Mrs Oluwatomisin Abolade Owoade, Abeni Prints (Self Employed Young Woman
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Ms. Feyisara Omoniyi Taiwo (Self Employed Young Woman; Youth Mental Health)
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Ms. Busola Adeyeye (Self Employed Young Woman; Accounting)
Funders
