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…A Personal, Professional and Career Development Initiative Designed to Equip the Next Generation of Young Women

PathfindHer successfully delivered her inaugural workshop themed Fuel Her Future on 22nd May 2026 at Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School, Lagos — an initiative developed under the SDSN Nigeria SDG Advocates cohort 8 programme.

The three-hour event brought together 96 secondary school girls for a session of skills development, mentorship, community building, and SDGs Awareness. The workshop also opened conversations around future collaboration, with the school expressing interest in hosting more mentorship and development programmes for its students in partnership with PathfindHer. What sets this workshop apart is its deliberate combination of personal development, professional readiness, and peer community support in a single experience.

Participants did not simply hear from facilitators — they learned from professional women who have walked the path, building the kind of confidence that translates directly from the classroom into future careers and communities.

That intersection of professional relevance, mentorship, and sisterhood is what the programme was designed around — and what made the day’s impact felt well beyond the four sessions delivered.

“Equipping girls with professional and career-based skills early enough is no longer optional — it is essential. Fuel Her Future workshop ensures every girl is genuinely prepared for her future.”

Eniola Afanu, Founder, PathfindHer The workshop covered four sessions: • Building Communication Skills for Success — facilitated by Temitope Bakare, delivering live communication practicals including structured pair and group exercises. • Digital Literacy: A Skill for School, Career & Life — facilitated by Aminat Abolade, grounding digital skills in the real-life contexts of participants’ schooling and future careers. • Overcoming Self-Doubt and Identity Crisis — facilitated by Nifesimi Koleowo, guiding participants through storytelling and reflection to build confidence and a stronger sense of self.

The SDGs & You: How Girls Can Lead Change — facilitated by Eniola Afanu, connecting global development goals to the everyday realities of young women in Nigeria.

Project Contributors Eniola Afanu — Project Lead, responsible for conceptualising, coordinating, and leading the initiative from vision to execution. Temitope Bakare — Facilitator, Building Communication Skills for Success. Aminat Abolade — Facilitator, Digital Literacy: A Skill for School, Career & Life. Nifesimi Koleowo — Facilitator, Overcoming Self-Doubt and Identity Crisis. Ifeoluwa Oyewole — Pre Event Planning and Logistics Support Ibrahim Titilope — Pre-Event Planning and Post-Event Documentation

Adewoye Adegoke – Logistics and Operational Support. Temidayo Ojo — Welfare and Participant Experience Coordination. Akaolisa Nmesoma — Media and Documentation. Habeebat Itanola — Media and Documentation. Cynthia Eloochukwu —Event Support and Participants Experience Coordination.

Favour Lajuwomi — Event Support and Coordination. Fodeke Omodolapo — Technical Support and Coordination. Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School — Host Institution, for providing the venue and supporting continued access for future programmes.

PathfindHer is a women-centred initiative dedicated to equipping young women and girls with the resources, guidance, and support they need to make informed life and career decisions. Built as a leadership ecosystem, PathfindHer exists to raise a generation of young women who are guided by clarity, driven by purpose, and positioned to drive quality education, gender equality, and economic growth in their communities and beyond.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Nigeria is part of the global UN-affiliated SDSN network, supporting locally-led initiatives that advance the Sustainable Development Goals across Nigeria.