Nigeria’s leading insurance company, AXA Mansard, has reaffirmed its commitment to safer, more compassionate communities in Nigeria, mobilizing more than 1,000 employee volunteers across Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt to raise awareness on the prevention, identification, and reporting of domestic and sexual violence.
The intervention formed part of AXA Week for Good, AXA’s global week of employee volunteering under the AXA Hearts in Action programme, through which employees across AXA markets give their time, resources, and expertise to causes that strengthen communities and improve lives. In Nigeria, AXA Mansard chose to focus this year’s effort on one of society’s most pressing yet often under-discussed realities: the vulnerability of children and women to violence, often in spaces that should be safest for them.
With the theme, “Being a Child Shouldn’t Be a Risk,” the campaign took awareness directly into communities through door-to-door engagements, sensitization efforts, educational conversations, and advocacy activities designed to help people better understand the signs of abuse, the importance of speaking up, and the need for collective responsibility in protecting vulnerable people.
Speaking on the initiative, Tope Adeniyi, CEO of AXA Mansard Health, said the campaign reflects the company’s belief that responsible businesses must do more than provide services; they must also stand up for the wellbeing of the communities in which they operate.
“AXA Week for Good is a global expression of who we are as a Group, but in Nigeria, it must also speak to the realities around us. Far too many children still live with the threat or experience of violence, and too many cases remain hidden in silence. As a company built around protection, we believe we have a responsibility to not only insure lives and livelihoods, but also to support conversations and actions that help make society safer, more informed, and more humane.”
He added that the scale of employee participation this year shows how strongly AXA Mansard people identify with causes that matter beyond the workplace.
“What is especially meaningful is that our employees chose to show up in large numbers for this cause. That says something important about our culture. It says we are building an organization where people care deeply, not only about performance, but also about impact.”
Also speaking, Adebola Surakat, Chief Marketing Officer, AXA Mansard, said the campaign was designed to reflect both AXA’s global purpose and the local urgency of the issue in Nigeria.
“At AXA, protection is not an abstract idea. It is about helping people live with greater dignity, confidence and safety. This is why AXA Week for Good matters to us. It allows us to extend our values beyond business and into society in visible, practical ways. In Nigeria today, where abuse and violence continue to threaten the wellbeing and future of many children and women, this type of effort is very important.”
She noted that the 2026 campaign builds on the momentum of AXA Mansard’s 2025 initiative, which was held under the theme “Being a Girl Shouldn’t Be a Risk.”
“We are intentionally sustaining this conversation because social change requires consistency. We want people to see AXA Mansard not only as a company that provides insurance and healthcare access, but as an organization that listens, understands the society around it, and is willing to act where it can make a difference.”
The week of activities culminated in a commemorative walk across participating locations, amplifying the message that ending abuse and violence requires vigilance, empathy, and collective action from families, institutions, employers, and communities alike.
In 2025, more than 90 percent of AXA Mansard employees participated in various volunteering initiatives, contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours to social causes. This year’s turnout further reinforces the company’s belief that meaningful change begins when organizations empower their people to serve with purpose.
As AXA Week for Good continues to unite employees across AXA markets globally, AXA Mansard says its focus in Nigeria will remain on causes that are deeply relevant to local realities and capable of delivering lasting social value.
