LETSAI · A MULTISECTORAL APPROACH

Community programmes
in Nigeria

We work with communities on disability rights, protection, livelihoods, mental health and peacebuilding.

CURRENT PROGRAMME · P.1026

Preventing child marriage

Bauchi and Borno states

LETSAI’s child-marriage prevention programme works in Ganjuwa and Toro in Bauchi State, and Konduga in Borno State. It combines community awareness, training, survivor support, legal advocacy and livelihood support.

Now in its second year, the programme is supported by the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, administered by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR).

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

Prevention and
survivor support

Community meetings and radio awareness

Training for community leaders and staff

Counselling and referrals for health and legal support

Rights and life-skills sessions for girls

LETSAI in OHCHR’s 2026 annual grant list ↗

OUR PROGRAMMES

Programme areas

Disability inclusion

Supporting disability rights, accessible services, assistive devices and meaningful participation in community decisions.

Protection & gender equality

Preventing gender-based violence and strengthening access to survivor-centred support, information and referral pathways.

Livelihoods & skills

Connecting practical skills, community savings and enterprise support with opportunities for greater economic independence.

Mental health & wellbeing

Supporting psychosocial wellbeing, trauma healing and community connections for people affected by violence and crisis.

Peacebuilding & rights

Building knowledge of legal rights, strengthening dialogue and supporting women and young people to participate in public life.

Health & humanitarian support

Promoting access to health information, hygiene and support that responds to the priorities of crisis-affected communities.

PARTNERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Partners and collaborators

Selected partners and collaborators across LETSAI’s programme history. These relationships span different projects and periods.

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

CBM

Christoffel Blindenmission

UN Women

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

WPHF

Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund

Global Center on Cooperative Security

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

OHCHR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Care Fronting Nigeria

FROM THE FIELD

Recent programme activities

Training, disability rights and community support from our programme teams.

FACEBOOK · OCTOBER 2026

Disability-inclusion workshop

Participants discuss disability inclusion and share experiences during a LETSAI workshop.

DISABILITY RIGHTS · KOGI

Disability-law training in Kogi

Building knowledge of disability law with security agencies and community stakeholders.

PROGRAMME ARCHIVE · MOBILITY

Assistive-device distribution

Assistive-device distribution with Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM) supports participation in daily life.

WATCH LETSAI

Programme videos

Training recaps and discussions from LETSAI’s official Facebook page.

Capacity-building training: day three

A recap of the third day of LETSAI’s capacity-building training.

Institutional barriers to disability inclusion

LETSAI’s reel explores institutional barriers faced by persons with disabilities.

LIVELIHOODS

Community savings
and skills training

Our programme history includes practical skills, community savings and support for economic and social participation.

WORK WITH LETSAI

Work with LETSAI

Contact our team about programme partnerships, funding and technical collaboration.

Community programmesin Nigeria