SDGs Hub Africa

24/08/2023

This project is initiated to help in the building and projection of a strong and independent woman (

17/06/2019

Teen mothers are humans, they are our younger ones who were victimized, quietly misled and burdened with the overpowering responsibilities of nursing a baby without any help.

Many have given up. Some live through life threatening diseases with their babies; something a thousand Naira would have solved if they were properly guided and informed.

The story of the struggles of teen mothers in communities are deeply touching and unending, that's why we at Smartmomsfoundation have taken up the mantra of Informing, Reforming and Restoring hopes back to these teen mothers. Trust me, the work at Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu L. G. A is amazing because we were able to inspire them, gave health talks and our medical team were on ground to carry out genotype test, HIV test, Sickle cell treatment, Blood Pressure check etc. We were also able to give them gifts and food items ranging from baby clothes, pads, diapers, rice, noodles, semovita, wheat, tissue, sanitary towels, etc. wow! There was so much love 💚💚💚💚💚 to give out.

We have so many stories to tell following the ongoing . "I have never seen these number of teen mothers before in the south south" says one of the staffers of FHI360 who was assigned to work with us for this project in line with our newly reached partnership with FHI360.

Because of the large turn out of teen mothers, the highest we've seen thus far, we couldn't complete our work in one day. So we are going back on Saturday the 29th of June by 10am.

Please send in gifts 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼. You may think the clothes in your wardrobe are no longer good for use, please don't trash them, contact us and drop them lets give them to teen mothers. Their children need support, the mothers need support and our team need support too to serve them better. Teenage pregnancy is a vice we must all stand up with one voice against so we can win this fight together.

Thanks to our Partners FHI360 , Sickle Cell Warriors Care and Healthy Living Foundation (SCWCHLF), Association of Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH).

And thanks to you in advance for your support again.

14/05/2019

I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can't change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.

For participation and sponsorship, contact the numbers on the E-Flier.

10/10/2017

Beauty Queen convenes special event to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child.

Join the conversation!

21/09/2017

We join millions of people around the globe to celebrate the .

12/08/2017

We join millions of people around the globe to celebrate the .

Youths should be given a voice; they have a role to play in curbing violence and in promoting diversity, mutual respect and understanding. Youths must be involved in dialogue, as discussions about national security today affect their future.

21/07/2017

01/07/2017

Today is the International Day of Cooperatives!

The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is well underway, and cooperative businesses remain one of the best-kept secrets in the SDG toolbox. Cooperative enterprises are based on ethics, values, and a set of seven fundamental principles that keep people, rather than profit, at the centre of their businesses.

Cooperatives can be a self-help tool for people to create their own economic opportunities through the power of the collective and pull themselves out of poverty. They re-invest in the communities in which they operate, securing not only the livelihoods of their members but also increasing the wealth of the community as a whole.

By being sources of decent work, spaces for democracy and peace building, and an economic force (the top 300 cooperatives alone generate 2.5 trillion USD in annual turnover, more than the GDP of France), cooperatives are truly a partner in transforming our world.

Source: United Nations

30/06/2017

Africa needs to strengthen education systems to achieve sustainable development and accelerate efforts towards eradicating poverty, improving equity, quality and relevance.

24/05/2017

Do you have questions pertaining to the ?
This article will answer some of your questions.

World leaders meet in New York at the end of the month to agree the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the successor to the Millennium Development Goals. But what are they and why do t...

22/05/2017

The South African Sustainable Development Knowledge Hub (SA SD KH) is a freely available knowledge resource that contains recent research articles relevant to the implementation of the SDGs and Agenda 2063 in Africa. The SA SD KH currently contains a large number of articles on SDG 3 (good health an...

15/05/2017

Today is International ! The theme for 2017 is, “Families, education and well-being” In particular, the Day is to raise awareness of the role of families in promoting early childhood education and lifelong learning opportunities for children and youth.

The Day also aims to discuss the importance of ‘knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development’ ( , target 4.7).

Join and Engage in a conversation regarding this year's theme here: http://bit.ly/unsdn-idf2017
The deadline is 17 May 2017.

Source: united nations.

10/05/2017

East Africa is now obviously a low-rainfall area, so the region must adapt to climage change

09/05/2017

More than 1 million children have now fled violence in South Sudan.

Refugee children are becoming the defining face of the South Sudan emergency. The future of a generation is truly on the brink.

Here's how you can help: http://trib.al/oz0MCt6

08/05/2017

Rwandan president launches Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa

Africa has taken its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals a step further by launching an SDG centre for the continent. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda officially launched...
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda speaking at the conference in Kigali.
By Anca Voinea
6 February 2017

Africa has taken its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals a step further by launching an SDG centre for the continent.

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda officially launched the centre at an international conference in Kigali. The conference focused on how Africa could achieve the United Nations’ SGDs by 2030.

The centre will provide technical support, advice and expertise to national governments, private sector organisations, the civil society and academic institutions.

“This centre will serve as an important, focal point for advocacy and coordination,” he said. “But like the SDGs themselves this institution is a tool to help us get what we really want, and that is results.”

He added: “These global goals should not be seen as an external agenda, but as an integrated part of a country’s development vision.”

During the conference participants also looked at some of the centre’s current initiatives in terms of building and monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the progress made by African countries towards the SDGs.
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“If we are to meet the SDGs, we need to share stories about what works and what doesn’t, develop creative ways to finance projects that will aid in development, and combine our knowledge in order to multiply it,” said Dr Belay Begashaw, the centre’s director general.