We are super excited that the work we do here led by our Managing Partner, Ugochi Obidiegwu was featured on the website of the UN OHCHR. Ugochi was one of the African women featured in a publication by the UN OCHCR tagged “On the frontlines: Defending rights in the time of COVID-19″.

An excerpt reads,

One of the major challenges during the pandemic was the proliferation of false information, causing more fear and panic than the virus itself. That is why, Ugochi Obidiegwu, also known as The Safety Chic due to her work in raising safety consciousness, decided to step up her efforts on safety education.

For the pandemic, she focused her interventions on children and adults. She wrote a child safety story booklet on the coronavirus, “The Adventures of Muna: A kid-to-kid guide on the Coronavirus.” The booklet used a story, African characters, questions, colouring activities, and a maze to pass on the safety message in a fun but enlightening way to children.

A thousand booklets were produced and distributed to children in six states of Nigeria. Obidiegwu hosted three virtual book-reading events for children and also partnered with a Nigerian educational technology company to create an online game to prepare children for safe school resumption in a pandemic.

Read complete article on the UN OHCHR website.

To download the publication and read about other African women on the frontlines, visit the website.

Congratulations to our Managing Partner and the entire team of Ulomka.