Jennifer Ehidiamen
Jennifer Ehidiamen founded RuralReporters.com in 2014. She is actively exploring the intersection between storytelling, tech and development. She has reported on global health and development issues in Africa for Voice of America (VOA News), Global Press Institute, Ventures Africa, The Nation etc. A 2016 Foreign Press Scholarship award recipient, 2013 Innovative Young Journalist Award recipient, 2013 New Media Fellow for International Reporting Project, and 2010 LEAP Africa Award recipient, Jennifer runs the Rural Reports project with a team spread across different regions in Africa. The news portal is dedicated to covering issues around rural development. Jennifer graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism with a degree in Mass Communication and earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. She has published three books: "In Days to Come" (2004), "Preserve my Saltiness" (2011) and "Half A Loaf And A Bakery" (2013). Jennifer currently serves as a full-time writer and communications consultant. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @Disgeneration-
State Leaders in Nigeria Offer Skills Trainings to Combat High Illiteracy and Unemployment
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014While applying to university, Isabella Anna Anzolo, 20, enrolled in a free computer literacy training offered by a local organization in Lafia, the capital of Nigeria’s Nasarawa state. Anzolo says she wanted to gather new skills... -
Using Technology to Improve Access, Utilization and Monitoring of Health in Nigeria
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014“Technology is changing a whole lot of things…the way we see our health should also change.” Dr. Nkiruka Orajiaka, Product Advisor, Hugh Alies. Hugh Alies is a technology solutions company with a focus on health. Founded a... -
Eko Free Health Mission Programme to Promote Primary Health Care System in Lagos State
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014A neighbour told Mrs Omotayo Lola, who is in her fifties, that there was a free medical test and treatment being offered to people in Ayobo, a community in Lagos, where she resides. The following morning,... -
How Technology Is Fostering Good Governance In Nigeria
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014As Nigeria marks its 53rd year since independence from the British on October 1st 1960, techies in the oil-rich West African country have come a long way from queueing at public cafes, to creating a multitude... -
Nasarawa: Woman Living With HIV Recounts Her Experience Giving Birth to HIV-negative Baby
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014About two years ago, Rosemary, 30, went to the clinic for antenatal check-up. After series of test, she was told that she was HIV positive. The nurses counselled her. She says the counselling provided at the... -
Young HIV positive Nigerians Seek Education, Rights
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014When Aminat Alli-Agboola, 33, first found out she was HIV-positive in 2004, she was too sick to react to the news. “I was very ill,” she says. “There was nothing I could do but pray to... -
What Happens When Older Persons Take the Lead in HIV Prevention in This Rural Community
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014Agunji, a community in Nassarawa Eggon, woke up last week Thursday to an announcement of the town crier (Public Relations Officer). They were called to converge under the mango tree opposite the only Primary Health Center... -
“To Be Free From HIV In Nigeria, We Must Start With Pregnant Women,” Says Expert
by Jennifer Ehidiamen - May 31, 2014Gloria, early 30s, is a tailor by profession. She lives in Nassarawa, North central Nigeria. She is married, has one child and is expecting another. Gloria also serves as a mentor-mother at the tertiary Hospital in...