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Safety and Dignity
Creating safe, respectful environments where every person feels protected, heard, and valued.
AHERI works where schools, families, and services leave gaps: life direction, decision making, emotional support, and finding your way through systems.
Across Nigeria, millions of women, girls, youths, and students make critical decisions without the structured guidance they need. Schools focus on exams, and families do their best, yet systemic gaps remain in emotional health, career direction, and accessing rights and services.
Young people face too many choices without clear frameworks to evaluate their skills or life direction.
High pressure without accessible, judgment-free psychosocial support or trauma-informed care.
Difficulty navigating bureaucratic processes, rights awareness, and practical service access.
Whether you are navigating education pathways, overcoming trauma, or seeking legal rights guidance, AHERI provides tailored entry points for your journey.
Secondary and tertiary students who need clarity on education pathways.
Young people facing challenges with life direction and employment pathways.
Young women, single mothers, and women seeking stability and support.
Adolescent girls who need protection, guidance, and support with education.
Out-of-school young people disconnected from formal systems.
Survivors of violence and trauma needing safe spaces and protection.
Families, educators, and leaders who shape the environment for youth.
Speak to the AHERI CARE DESK. We will help you find the right door.
AHERI began as Aunty Holly's Room (AHR), a faith-led space helping teens and young adults discover their purpose, talents, and values. As the needs it met grew, it evolved into a registered non-profit platform in Abuja addressing connected challenges.
Founded as a youth mentorship initiative focusing on identity, purpose, and spiritual growth.
Expanded focus to include women, psychosocial health, and educational navigation across schools and communities.
Formalized as Advocacy for Healing, Empowerment and Resilience Initiative in Abuja with 3 structured programmes.
Creating safe, respectful environments where every person feels protected, heard, and valued.
We listen deeply, understand context, and respond with care without judgment.
Providing clear, practical, and actionable support that enables individuals to make decisions confidently.
Safe spaces, trauma-informed care, and psychosocial support through the AHERI GEIST model to heal past vulnerabilities.
Future-focused skills, education mapping, and mentorship through AHERI WEG to build long-term self-reliance.
Practical systems navigation, legal rights awareness, and civic access through AHERI RECHT to withstand institutional challenges.
A dedicated team of trustees, advisers, officers, and social workers driving system navigation, psychosocial healing, and community resilience.
Chair, Board of Trustees
Trustee and Secretary to the Board
Executive Director & Data Protection Officer
HR & Admin Officer
Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Adviser
Social Worker, AHERI GEIST
Communications Officer
Clinical Officer
Our work directly contributes to achieving key United Nations SDGs across Nigeria.
Psychosocial support, emotional healing, and mental health safe spaces.
Life direction, education navigation, and career readiness frameworks.
Empowering women and girls through protection, leadership, and agency.
Bridging institutional gaps for vulnerable and out-of-school youth.
Rights awareness, systems navigation, and civic engagement.
Cross-sector collaborations for sustainable community impact.