Our Impact
At Sisterly HQ, we are committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of Nigerian women. Our dedication to empowering women and providing them with inspiring stories, opportunities and resources is backed by tangible data that showcases our progress and success.
While our digital community’s impact is data-driven, we also value the qualitative outcomes achieved through our transformative work.
“The fact that women are looking out for each other in our society presently leaves me marvelled.”
— Esther Dodovi
What Our Community Is Saying
“I saw the program for the Chatham House Summer School from your TikTok. I applied and I was accepted. The school is currently ongoing but I've learnt so much already and met awesome people. Thank you for sharing your resources and helping ladies in Nigeria.”
— Stephanie Ani
“It was insightful - I learnt that visibility is important. Having a face in the public and telling our stories and inspiring people with what we do, are and value opens us to global opportunities.”
— Goodness Amuchie on Embracing Global Opportunities
“I came across a product design mentorship program by Blvnk Africa on the opportunity board. I didn’t want to apply because I did not have much on my portfolio, but I am glad I did. I got an email today that I met the cut-off mark, and I am now in the program..”
— Ewaoluwa Ogungbire
“I got shortlisted for Women Techsters Bootcamp to learn cybersecurity. The test questions came from cybersecurity which I had no prior knowledge of, but I did finish it anyway. So, it makes it the second opportunity I have gotten while going through this page thoroughly. Because of you, I can be a tech sis and a nurse. Thank you!.”
— Dani Adegbite
“I followed the page some weeks ago and I saw a post about free Microsoft training and expert certification. I clicked on it, registered and I started a class. It was so easy and believe me when I say the class would cost a lot of money. But I got it for free and I was given a certificate at the end of each class. Sisterly HQ, thank you so much for this rare opportunity!.”
— Adefare Ifeoluwa
“Opportunities For Women changed my life.”
I never used to apply for anything. I just never went out of my way to seek out opportunities that could be beneficial to my growth as an individual or my career. Working with Sisterly HQ did something for my confidence. It made me realize that there’s a big world outside my window for the taking.
— Olaoluwa Alokan
A Closer Look
2023 - 2024 Western Union Foundation Fellowship
We are so excited to share that Sisterly HQ has been selected for the 2024 Western Union Foundation Fellowship powered by the Watson Institute from a pool of over 2210 applicants.
The Western Union Foundation Fellowship equips next-generation entrepreneurs and community leaders from and working with highly marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced communities around the globe with the skills and experience to increase access to economic opportunity, have the opportunity to earn seed funding, integrate into their communities, succeed in the evolving nature of work, and transform their communities.
Read more here.
Community Engagement
Currently, Sisterly HQ has over 40,000 members across our social media platforms, newsletter and private group.
Our community is highly engaged, with over 3000 subscribers to our newsletter, an open rate of 40% (compared to the media average of 16.97%) and a click rate of 21% (compared to the media average of 6.33%). Our community is mainly comprised of young women located in Nigeria from ages 18 to 35.
Social Media Reach
With an expansive online presence spanning TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Threads, we have a following of over 40,000 women. In 2023 alone, our content has received over 1 Million views across our social media platforms. On Instagram and TikTok, our content reaches over 60,000 accounts every month.
Our Storytelling Success
We’ve shared the deeply personal and inspiring stories of nearly 50 Nigerian women on our website.
Through these stories, Nigerian women have seen themselves thrive in spaces they were previously excluded from, such as tech and firefighting. And they have seen themselves show up for their communities, teaching consent in schools, increasing access to education for young girls or defending the rights of domestic workers.
Workshops and Events
In April 2022, we organized a virtual session on Applying for Global Scholarships on LinkedIn Live. Over 700 women participated in the session.
In July 2023, we organized a session on Embracing Global Opportunities. Over 30 women participated in the session, which featured a main conversation and smaller speed mentorship sessions. 93% of surveyed participants stated that the session met or exceeded their expectations.
For 4 weeks in October 2023, Sisterly HQ held its Opportunity Party series, organizing sessions on Instagram Live covering resume and cover letter writing, essays and applications, interviews and networking. The sessions were attended by over 1500 participants.
Period Diaries
In March 2023, Sisterly HQ launched its 4-week Period Diaries series for Women’s History Month. The series featured the daily experiences of 4 Nigerian women on their periods.
These stories raised awareness of menstrual health issues affecting Nigerian women, including period poverty. The series also spotlighted the work of four organizations fighting period poverty in Nigeria, and we encouraged our community to support them by donating and volunteering with them.
Bridging The Opportunity Gap
We've shared over 1400 transformative opportunities and 61 resources on our website. Every week, we share up to 50 new opportunities.
In 2023, a staggering 99% of the women who took our survey stated they would apply for at least one opportunity found on Sisterly HQ's website. Our LinkedIn group has a formidable membership of over 1000 individuals, not just from Nigeria, but spanning the entire globe.
Website Traffic
Since inception, the stories, opportunities and resources shared on our website have received over 90,000 views, with over 31,000 visits to our website in the last 60 days.
In 2023, our website was visited by individuals from 101 countries including Nigeria which makes up 72% of our viewers, the United States, Kenya, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.
Our Alumni
Over the years, we have worked with over 40 phenomenal Nigerian women as volunteers.
About 1 in 5 of Sisterly HQ’s alumni have started their own social impact initiative or joined an impactful project after working with Sisterly HQ, with many citing their time with Sisterly HQ as inspiration and fuel to keep making a change on a national and global scale.
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We are immensely proud of the impact we’ve made but our journey does not stop here. In fact, we have just begun.
We will continue to use data insights and feedback from our community to enhance our work, expand our reach, and create a lasting positive change in the lives of Nigerian women.
We are grateful to our vibrant community members, alumni, supporters and friends who make this possible. Together, we are driving progress and building a brighter future for Nigerian women.