The LEAH Project

Advocating for the forgotten, supporting victims of persecution, and helping restore hope, dignity, and freedom to women and girls facing unimaginable adversity.

Leah Sharibu

Free Leah

On February 19, 2018, 14-year-old Leah Sharibu was abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from her school in Nigeria. While many of the girls taken alongside her were eventually released, Leah remains in captivity because of her Christian faith.

More than eight years later, Leah’s name still echoes around the world as a symbol of unwavering courage, resilience, and hope in the face of unimaginable darkness. Her story represents not only the suffering endured by countless girls and women trapped in captivity, trafficking, and religious persecution, but also the urgent need to fight for their freedom.

Leah Sharibu’s story is a reminder that these victims are not forgotten. The world must continue to stand, speak, and act on behalf of those who cannot yet walk free.

What We Do

Impactful Programs

Leah Sharibu has become a global symbol of the persecuted Church in Nigeria. She is a reminder of the countless women and girls who have suffered for their faith.

Rescue

Emergency ResponseImmediate intervention for women and girls affected by terrorism, trafficking, and religious persecution.
Safe ShelterProviding refuge and protection for survivors escaping abuse, captivity, and exploitation.
Medical CareEmergency medical assistance for survivors of violence, abuse, and displacement.

Leadership

EducationScholarship opportunities for young women and girls.
Masaada HouseTransitional women’s home for survivors of ongoing abuse.

Empowerment

Hope & Freedom CenterCounseling, discipleship, education & skills training.
Sandy’s HelpersEmpowering widows & women in animal husbandry and promoting economic development.
LiteracyWomen improve reading & writing skills to be more independent & economically empowered.

Advocacy

Being a voice for victims and persecuted women and girls.

Religious FreedomAdvocating for religious freedom in Nigeria.
GloballyWe work in human rights forums in the USA, the UK, and Abuja.
Sew Freedom SummitEmpowering Nigerian women to lead efforts in IRF/FORB.

Humanitarian

Cookstove RenovationUsing less fuel saves funds and improves the environment.
Substance abuse rehab programs.
Trauma healing programs.
Promoting gender-based violence awareness through humanitarian efforts.

Leadership

Dr. Gloria Samdi-Puldu

President, LEAH Foundation

Dr. Gloria Samdi-Puldu is the President of the LEAH Foundation, a Faith-Based Organization that advocates for the Religious Freedom of Women and Girls in Africa, and the Global Director of Give Her Voice. As a Religious Freedom Champion, she is committed to raising awareness on religious freedom violations in Africa, and through the LEAH Foundation, she supports Girl-Child Education by sponsoring girls to get an education, as well as providing Women Empowerment Programs to help empower women in Africa.

Dr. Gloria, aside from being a strong voice for the persecuted Church in Nigeria, is also a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Political Science, University of Jos, Nigeria. She continues to advocate for the plight of Leah Sharibu, a young Christian girl abducted by Boko Haram (ISWAP) in February 2018. Leah has remained in captivity for more than eight years as a Prisoner of Conscience for boldly refusing to renounce her Christian Faith.

The LEAH Project

Free Leah

Impactful Programs

Rescue

Leadership

Empowerment

Advocacy

Humanitarian

Dr. Gloria Samdi-Puldu

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