December, 2025
Meet Favour Abatang: a fearless champion for girls’ rights and the driving force behind lasting change for teenage mothers and at-risk girls in Nigeria. As the Founder and Executive Director of Her Voice Foundation (HVF), she has turned pain into purpose, history into hope, and advocacy into action.
From a Tough Beginning to Bold Action
Favour’s journey into activism began with personal loss and deep empathy. Having lost her mother at a young age, she witnessed firsthand how girls from disadvantaged backgrounds are often denied opportunities for education and growth.
Moved by what she saw, a 12‑year-old girl forced into pregnancy and marriage, she decided she could not stand by. In 2020, she turned her vision into a reality by founding Her Voice Foundation, initially called Campus Babe Initiative, with a mission to create second-chance opportunities for teenage mothers and vulnerable girls.
📚 Impact in Numbers — Real Lives Changed
Since its inception, HVF’s programs have reached over 7,500 girls across 12 communities, providing education, vocational training, and psychosocial support.
- The “Girls to Women: Stronger, Bolder Project” aims to uplift 500 teenage mothers and adolescent girls in Cross River State, offering second-chance education, entrepreneurship skills, and support to overcome harmful cultural practices.
- Through the “EMPOWER Project,” 50 survivors of money marriage underwent 4 months of intensive entrepreneurship training and received start-up kits, helping them achieve economic independence and rebuild their lives.
Every life touched is a story transformed — of resilience, dignity regained, and hope rekindled.
A Force in Advocacy — Changing Systems, Not Just Lives
Favour boldly challenges harmful traditions such as child marriage, money marriage, and forced marriage. She mobilizes traditional leaders, community stakeholders, and families to abandon these practices and open doors to education and opportunity for girls.
Through HVF’s “Inside-Out 360 Project,” survivors of money marriage took to a runway, reclaiming their dignity and celebrating their worth, transforming from survivors into confident leaders and role models.
Global Recognition & Leadership
Favour’s work has earned her international acclaim:
- Princess Diana Award (2023) for humanitarian and social-action work
- Named one of the 100 Reputable Women of African Descent (2025)
- National Gender Youth Activist with UN Women Nigeria, amplifying advocacy nationally and internationally
Why Her Story Matters — And Why It Inspires
- Change begins with empathy and courage. Favour acted decisively in response to a crisis, showing that one person can ignite transformation.
- Empowerment is holistic. HVF provides schooling, skills, dignity, and community acceptance.
- Survivors can be leaders. The girls and young women supported by HVF become advocates, mentors, and agents of change.
- Impact ripples across communities. Through advocacy, training, and storytelling, Favour challenges harmful norms and empowers society to see the value of every girl.
Join us in celebrating Favour Abatang, a changemaker who believes that every girl deserves a second chance, every voice deserves to be heard, and every life deserves dignity.
