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==Career==
Iwere began her career as a journalist with the African Guardian and Business in Economic Community of West African States ([[ECOWAS]]) magazines, where she covered foreign issues and national crises.<ref name=":0" /> She also helped establish the feminist organization in Nigeria, [[Women in Nigeria]] (WIN), where she served as the national coordinator.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2004 |title=Front Matter |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3583388 |journal=African Journal of Reproductive Health
Iwere began working on HIV/AIDS issues in the late 80s and early 90s, during a time when the disease was prevalent in Africa. She identified the need for a comprehensive approach to health issues that included both men and women.<ref name=":0" /> This led to the establishment of the Community Life Project (CLP) in 1992, an organization that works with local networks such as hair salon unions, marketplaces, and schools to distribute prevention and treatment information.<ref name="Rolland 2018 g665">{{cite web | last=Rolland | first=Abby | title=Filling a gap: Grassroots engagement in Nigeria | website=Lilly Family School of Philanthropy | date=7 May 2018 | url=https://blog.philanthropy.iupui.edu/2018/05/07/filling-a-gap-grassroots-engagement-in-nigeria/ | access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The CLP and the later established Reclaim Naija Grassroots Movement in 2010 focused on community-based health initiatives, particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and women's reproductive health.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvfjcxvh |title=Holding the World Together: African Women in Changing Perspective |date=2019 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |isbn=978-0-299-32110-9 |doi=10.2307/j.ctvfjcxvh.10|jstor=j.ctvfjcxvh |s2cid=187830601 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hord |first1=Charlotte |last2=Wolf |first2=Merrill |date=2004 |title=Breaking the Cycle of Unsafe Abortion in Africa |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3583302 |journal=African Journal of Reproductive Health
Iwere's approach involves engaging with various community sectors and using existing networks to promote health education and prevention. Her work includes organizing focus groups, educational workshops, and events with different community groups.<ref name=":0" /> This model addresses HIV/AIDS and other health concerns identified by the community, such as STDs and family planning.<ref name=":0" /> Her community-based HIV/AIDS prevention model has been used in reducing stigma and promoting health-seeking behaviors among communities.<ref name=":1" /> Her work has contributed to public health in Nigeria.<ref name=":0" />
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