Press & Media

Coverage of the work, partnerships and ideas behind Extended Hands.

A curated archive of official announcements, independent coverage, programme stories and media resources.

Featured Coverage

Maternal health, protection and storytelling in the public conversation.

We prioritize credible institutional and editorial sources and link directly to the original coverage.

GW Today · Oct 2024

GW hosts DRY screening highlighting the maternal-health crisis

Coverage of the screening and discussion that helped frame the MaHNIA collaboration.

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The Guardian Nigeria · Jan 2025

Initiative to address maternal health, nutrition crisis in Africa

Guardian Woman coverage of the MaHNIA partnership and its community-health focus.

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THISDAY · Dec 2024

GW partners Extended Hands Foundation on maternal health and nutrition in Africa

Coverage of the launch, partnership model and intended health and nutrition outcomes.

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The Guardian Nigeria · Apr 2022

Extended Hands partners Ford to sensitise schools and communities on SGBV

Coverage of the Foundation's school and community gender-based-violence prevention work.

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THISDAY · May 2023

Inter-school debate tackles gender-based violence

Coverage of the Ford Foundation-supported debate programme engaging students from six Lagos secondary schools.

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The Guardian Nigeria · Nov 2018

Stephanie Linus offers free medical surgery to women

Coverage of 25 free VVF repair surgeries delivered through Extended Hands in Sokoto.

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THISDAY · 2018

SNEPCo/NNPC partners Extended Hands Foundation

Coverage of a sponsored pool effort providing repair surgery for 25 women living with VVF.

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BusinessDay · Apr 2023

Advocating improved health for women and girls at the U.S. Capitol

Coverage of global-health advocacy with international development and women's-health organizations.

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THISDAY · Apr 2023

Global health advocacy for women and girls in Washington, D.C.

Further coverage of the U.S. Capitol event on health inequity and women's wellbeing.

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UNFPA Ghana · Aug 2017

“We all have roles to play in curbing maternal mortality and morbidity”

UNFPA Ghana coverage of maternal-health and obstetric-fistula advocacy during a two-day visit to Ghana.

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THISDAY · May 2024

Stephanie Linus: An advocate of maternal health

A profile of the long-running maternal-health work, including fistula repair and DRY's advocacy legacy.

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From Our Archive

Programme releases and source material.

These links point to programme pages and releases from the existing Extended Hands website.

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35 free fistula surgeries in Kebbi State

NNPC/SNEPCo-sponsored pool effort and cooperation with the Kebbi State Government.

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DRY: Driving social change through film

Archive of international screenings and advocacy, including The Gambia, Congo and the United Nations General Assembly.

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Human trafficking PSA with UN Women

Programme archive covering the anti-trafficking PSA under a project funded by the Italian Government.

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Hygiene First – My New Habit

The Foundation's environmental and hygiene advocacy campaign.

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Fistula Repairs

Programme methodology, Pool Effort model and patient-support pathway.

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