Driving Justice, Equity and Accountability across Africa
A youth-led organisation using law, civic power and community action to keep girls in school, protect survivors, and hold institutions to account.
We combine courtroom work, community legal clinics and policy advocacy to turn lived realities into lasting reforms — from classrooms to courtrooms.
Our Three Interlocking Pillars
Gender Justice
Advancing the rights and agency of women and girls through legal protection, education and economic empowerment
Legal Empowerment
Using law and civic power as tools to challenge injustice, strengthen institutions and expand access to justice for marginalize groups
Accountability Reform
Promoting transparent governance, citizen oversight, and institutional integrity through data driven advocacy and civic participation
We are Transforming Lives, be part of it
Partner with us to scale impact: flexible, multi-year funding enables justice, education and survivor services that endure.
OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
Clear Her Path
A gender justice initiative empowering women and girls through education, livelihoods, and legal awareness. Clear Her Path strengthens families, reduces vulnerabilities, and ensures no girl is left behind because of poverty, exploitation, or harmful norms.
Civic Justice Lab
A civic learning and leadership hub that equips youth, activists, and community advocates with the skills and tools to demand accountability and defend human rights — shaping Nigeria’s next generation of civic defenders.
Justice Shield
Our survivor-centered legal protection program providing pro bono legal aid, representation, case monitoring, and public interest litigation. Justice Shield strengthens justice institutions, drives legal reform, and ensures survivors receive timely, dignified justice.
Liberty Watch
A civic justice and accountability initiative that monitors rights violations, protects civic space, documents lived realities, and transforms community evidence into advocacy. Liberty Watch empowers citizens as “liberty defenders” holding institutions accountable.
Our Impact
3,360
From Streets to Classrooms (scholarship support with GPE/Kano)
5,060
Livelihoods & value-addition (Clear Her Path), tools supplied and multiplier training model.
80
Justice Shield legal interventions for SGBV survivors and human rights violation
3,360
Civic Justice Lab fellows using law & civic tools for accountability
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Lift Africa led the campaign that produced the Harmonized VAPP Law for Kano State
OUR STORY
2017
Lift Africa began in Northern Nigeria in 2017, not as an organization, but as a quiet act of service — providing pro bono legal aid to survivors of gender-based violence who had nowhere else to turn. What started with a few cases revealed a bigger truth: injustice was not an event, it was a system.
Between 2017 and 2020
Between 2017 and 2020, we expanded our work into education support and women’s livelihoods, reintegrating thousands of out-of-school girls and empowering mothers with income pathways that protected their daughters from early marriage, exploitation, and poverty.
Between 2020 and 2024
Between 2020 and 2024, Lift Africa evolved into a movement for structural change. We began linking law, policy reform, civic power, and community evidence to create systemic impact.
This transition contributed to:
86 convictions for sexual and gender-based violence and human rights violations
3,360 out-of-school girls reintegrated into classrooms
5,060 women trained and economically empowered
Statewide legal reform, including drafting the Harmonized VAPP Law for Kano State
60 trained youth civic advocates driving accountability
2025 - Present
Today, Lift Africa stands at the intersection of justice, gender equality, institutional reform, and civic power, shaping policies and strengthening systems from Nigeria’s grassroots communities to global development platforms. Our story continues — rooted in people, powered by evidence, and driven by the belief that justice must be lived daily, not written theoretically.
How we work
Community-Rooted
We start where the problems live. Solutions come from the lived realities of women, girls, and communities.
Justice-Driven
We use the law to protect rights, challenge impunity, and strengthen justice systems.
Evidence-Led
Our actions are informed by survivor stories, community data, and field-level realities.
Youth-Powered
We invest in young people shaping Nigeria’s future through civic leadership and accountability.
Institution-Focused
We push for reforms that transform public systems — ensuring justice becomes everyday practice.
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SDGs
PARTNERS
Our partnerships span civil society networks, donor agencies, and community organizations that share our commitment to justice, dignity, and equality.
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