WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2017 by Mrs. Bridget Itsueli, Relate Africa is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the psychological resilience of working women across Africa.
From traders in bustling markets to executives in corporate boardrooms, women often carry hidden emotional burdens while balancing ambition, caregiving, and survival. Our work is to provide the skills, support, and safe spaces they need to be whole.
The Economic Force of Nigerian Women
✓ Nigerian women own about 41% of micro-businesses—roughly 23 million female entrepreneurs—making Nigeria one of the most female-entrepreneurial nations globally (PwC).
✓ Women‑led businesses contribute around 37% of national GDP, highlighting their critical economic role within MSMEs (monnify.com).
✓ In agriculture, an estimated 70–80% of smallholder farmers are women—they produce, process, and market the bulk of Nigeria’s domestic food output (Wikipedia).
✓ Women account for nearly 84% of the self-employed workforce, underscoring their dominance in the informal economy but also their exposure to precarity and lack of support (PwC, premiumtimesng.com).
Our Solution
We strengthen the emotional, financial, and leadership capacity of working women through the following:
Counselling & Mental Health Support
Financial & Life Skills Training
Peer Circles & Storytelling Spaces
Our Counselling Services
Your Mental Well-Being Matters
We offer confidential, professional counselling tailored to your needs, because healing starts when you’re heard.
Individual Counselling (Men & Women)
Couples & Marriage Counselling
Group Therapy & Workshops
Relate Africa Academy for Relationship & Counselling Sciences
At the heart of every transformative counseling session is a counselor equipped with both the knowledge and the empathy to guide individuals through their challenges. The Relate Africa’s Academy for Counseling Sciences is dedicated to molding such counselors. By offering comprehensive training programs, we prepare aspirants from diverse backgrounds to make a genuine impact on people’s lives.