Hauwa Ojeifo
Hauwa Ojeifo (born 1992) is a Nigerian sexual violence and mental health activist. She is known to be the first Nigerian female to have received a Queen's Young Leader Award for her work.
Quotes
[edit]- We cannot self-care our way out of a mentally unhealthy environment.
- Intentionally make time for activities that boost your mood.
- [1] Speaking on mental health(March 21 2021)
- Women with mental health conditions like myself have something to say and we are being heard. It’s empowering!.
- [2]During an honour(September 8 2020)
- "If I do not speak up, one more person will have to live in shame and fear of stigma.”
- Meet Hauwa Ojeifo founder of She Writes Woman, a women-led movement giving mental health a voice African rising ( September 12, 2019)
- "What I hear the most is that people need understanding. … They want to know their stories were valid, their opinions mattered, and that is what gave me purpose.”
- A Warrior for Mental Health Thisdaystyles.ng (May 30, 2021)
- "When my condition is not seen as something that is wrong with me but as a set of qualities that my environment is yet to adapt to, people with mental-health conditions are no longer seen as a problem that needs to be fixed.”
- From illness to disability: changing the mental health conversation in Nigeria NCD Alliance (22nd June 2020)
- "The best way for us to protect our mental space is to understand it, and know that mental health is not abstract. … When things are going on around you, within you, there are thoughts that fly through your mind and those thoughts trigger certain kind of emotions.”
- A Warrior for Mental Health Thisdaystyles.ng (May 30, 2021)
- "Don’t wait till you have a mental breakdown before you seek help. … If you’re wondering whether or not you should seek help for something, that’s exactly the right time to seek help.”
- ‘Don’t wait till you have a mental breakdown before you seek help’ – Hauwa Ojeifo Guardian.ng (12 May 2018)
