SHEF works to empower the marginalized/deprived communities on social and economic transformation as it affects their day-to-day life.
Lagos, Nigeria
Joined April 2023
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Empowering women. Strengthening community water management.
With support from HBS, SHEF, SDI Nigeria affiliate trained 62 women from the Water Committees of Abule Onijomo, Apapa-Ajegunle, Gaskiya West, Ijora and Amukoko in financial literacy.
Water is life. Safe and affordable water is a right. 🚰
We launched the Community Charter of Demand on Water with support from Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS), amplifying community voices and practical demands for safe, reliable and affordable water.
#WASH #WaterIsARight
🚨 Day 3 & Final Wrap-Up! 🚨
We’ve officially concluded the Anglophone West Africa Virtual Hub Meeting (Accra 🇬🇭 & Freetown 🇸🇱)!
3 days of reflecting on 30 years of amplifying collective voice, action & impact across the SDI network. 🧵👇
Next up: 🤝 Bridging Hubs: Exploring stronger ties between Anglophone & Francophone WAHs with Francis Reffell & Farouk Braimah. 📋 Looking Ahead: Unveiling the 2026–2027 Anglophone WAH Action Plan led by Richard Bockarie & Salifu Abdulmujeeb.
Thank you to all partners, federations, and leaders across Ghana and Sierra Leone who joined us. Together, we continue shaping the future of community-driven urban development in West Africa! 🌍✨ #SDINetwork #AnglophoneWAH #CommunityPower #UrbanDevelopment
DAY 2 | SDI Anglophone West Africa Hub Meeting 🌍
A day of learning, sharing, and reflection.
From community visits in Kroo Bay, Freetown, to reflecting on 30 years of SDI and insights from Liberia and Nigeria, today showed the power of organized communities.
30 years in, grassroots voices are still at the core of everything we do.
The work continues. The journey continues. ✊
#SDI30Years #SDI #AnglophoneWestAfrica #CollectiveAction
30 yrs. One collective voice. A future we shape together. SHEF and the Nigeria Federation, as the SDI Nigeria affiliate, are fully participating in the 2026 West African Anglophone Workshop.🇬🇭🇳🇬 Nigeria&Ghana converge in Accra, while 🇱🇷🇸🇱 Liberia & Sierra Leone meet in Cape Town
SHEF & Nigeria Federation, as SDI Nigeria affiliate, participated as panelists at the Roundtable on "Housing Africans in the Informal Sector" during the 20th Africa International Housing Show, Abuja.
Theme: Housing Solutions for Low-Income and Informal Workers in Africa.
Community-led solutions and inclusive partnerships remain key to achieving affordable housing for all.
#AIHS2026 #HousingForAll #SDINigeria #SHEF #SocialHousing #UrbanDevelopment
#NigeriaFederation
SDI Nigeria affiliate held with meeting with ACRC CK Director & SDI Director in Lagos to reflect on lessons learned, discuss federation strengthening, community mobilization, and future opportunities for collaboration.The meeting reinforced the value of unity.
SDI Nigeria affiliate: A key takeaway from our engagement with ACRC CEO Diana & Dr. Temi the city manager was the importance of planning, accountability, documentation, and continuous learning in strengthening community-led initiatives and advancing inclusive urban development.
ACRC CEO Diana and Irene visited Okerube Community, Lagos, to engage with residents and project stakeholders. The visit reflected on key learnings from the ongoing action research, reviewed progress to date, & efforts to secure land. The team also visited the proposed WASH site.
SHEF participated in the 3-day ACRC Cross-Project Learning Workshop in Lagos, sharing lessons from community-led research and the Okerube WASH Action Research Project. The workshop strengthened cross-city learning, collaboration, and pathways for inclusive urban transformation.
Day 3 in Istanbul! SDI delegation from Benin, Brazil, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, SA, Togo, Philippines, Uganda & Secretariat spent the final sessions solidifying partnerships to scale circular economy initiatives across the network. As we look ahead on the road to COP31 in Antalya
Day 2 at the Global Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul!👇
The @sdinet delegation—with reps from Benin, Brazil, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, the Philippines, Uganda, & the Secretariat—is deep in the sessions. Our focus? Championing Zero Waste as Climate Action.
Global Zero Waste Forum* _Istanbul, Türkiye | 5–7 June 2026_ The SDI delegation meeting on the sidelines of the *Global Zero Waste Forum* in Istanbul, Türkiye. We are championing the theme _Zero Waste as Climate Action_
Next 3days promises to be an opportunity for learning exchanges & to build new partnerships as we explore opportunities to scale up waste management initiatives across the network.
