On August 20, 2024, the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Nigeria Project, a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening women’s rights organizations (WROs), came to a close in a remarkable ceremony held at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The event, hosted by ActionAid Nigeria and funded by Global Affairs Canada, brought together a diverse group of...
The report titled “5 Years of Rewriting She Stories: A Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria Project Report” is a comprehensive documentation of the five-year journey of the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Nigeria project. It encapsulates the project’s efforts to empower women and amplify their voices in leadership, particularly in the context of women’s rights...
The Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL – Nigeria) project is a five-year project funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project is aimed at tackling the barriers to gender equality and supporting the empowerment of women and girls through provision of financial and technical resources to local feminist/women’s rights organizations in Nigeria. This intervention is...
Formal financial inclusion remains a significant challenge in Nigeria, particularly for women in the informal economy. Barriers such as patriarchy, long distances to financial institutions, low literacy levels, legal restrictions on property ownership, and limited decision-making power have left 98% of women excluded from formal credit markets . However, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has successfully implemented...
Before the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) project in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, women and girls faced significant challenges. Gender inequality was pervasive, with limited economic opportunities for women, inadequate political representation, and widespread gender-based violence. Community-based organizations struggled with insufficient resources and support to address these issues effectively. The Women’s Voice...
The Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Nigeria Project in Cross River State, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by ActionAid Nigeria, has successfully empowered local women and girls through grants, capacity building, and advocacy efforts. Training programs enhanced the skills of stakeholders, including police officers, gender desk officers, and faith leaders, while advocacy groups...
In Enugu State, the project collaborates with 3 LWROs and 12 CBOs, namely Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL), Women Information Network (WINET), and Women Empowerment and Peace Building Initiative (WEPBI). These 15 partners have implemented interventions across key thematic areas: addressing gender-based violence, women’s economic justice and empowerment, political participation, and peer education. Notable achievements include...
The project titled “Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL-N) Project” was supported by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) through ActionAid Nigeria and covered a 5-year period (2019-2024). The project’s expansive reach in the state, was facilitated by 16 partners, including 3 Local Women’s Rights Organizations (LWROs), 1 network, and 12 Community Based Organizations (CBOs), covering 18...
It is no news that the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic unveiled a shadow pandemic across all regions of Nigeria; Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. As we might recall, one of the cases that sparked nationwide outrage was the case of a 15-year-old girl abducted and sexually assaulted by four boys for seven days in Bauchi...
