In some communities, based on historical marginalisation of women in economic independence, women’s control over resources are limited. This sometimes transcends into national spaces such as financial institutions that have stringent conditionalities that hinders/constraints women’s capability to access financial credits. In Ilorin South, Isin, Irepodun, and Oyun Local Government Area, women who hitherto had limited...

In a bid to tackle issues around gender equity in democratic processes, intensify voters’ registration, and promote better political participation of women in Cross River State with the 2023 general elections in focus, the Gender, and Development Action (GADA), took the initiative to strengthen the continuous voter registration exercise among women and young women in...

The project witnessed increased programming capacity of the LWROs and CBOs to influence gender policies at community, state and national levels. This is evidenced in the number of advocacy actions undertaken by the women’s groups in holding the government accountable and demanding for the advancement of women’s rights in Nigeria.   Download Below