The Women’s Rights Movement in Nigeria has benefitted from different streams of funding – especially international funding, and there is a funding gap in addressing the issues concerning gender and sexual-based violence, women’s (land) inheritance rights, and other harmful traditional practices.
Furthermore, sub-groups such as females with disabilities, internally displaced women, and girl’s in conflict zones, and female sexual and gender minorities continue to be less prioritised in grant decision-making.
To bridge this gap, ActionAid Nigeria introduced the concept of Participatory Grant Making (PGM) in the Women’s Voice and Leadership -Nigeria (WVL-N) project implementation to allow less prioritised sub-groups and organisations to have access to funding. This publication gives an overview of the WVL-N project, how PGM was applied within the project context, lessons learned (what worked well, and challenges), and recommendations (using examples of how challenges were addressed).
This publication is a product of the Deep Dive Nigeria Case Study, of the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) program evaluation.
Women’s Rights Organizations Supported
Tranches of Funds Disbursed
Persons Reached with Technical Support
