Evidence from the RWVL Nigeria Baseline Political Economy Analysis   Ask most people why Nigeria has so few women in political office, and you will probably hear the same answers. Culture. Tradition. Religion. “That’s just how things are here.” And there is truth in that. Social and cultural norms continue to shape how women are...

Why does Nigeria rank 179th out of 185 countries for women in elected office, even though women make up nearly half the country’s registered voters? This report has the answer, and it isn’t the one you’d expect. The RWVL Nigeria Baseline Political Economy Analysis (PEA) Report, developed under ActionAid Nigeria’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership...

Every story we tell needs both a heart and a spine, the comms that move people, and the data that proves it mattered. This training brought our Comms and M&E colleagues together to sharpen both. Below, you’ll find everything from that session, slides, tools, and resources to keep learning long after the workshop ends. Training...

A significant share of Nigeria’s food is lost after harvest estimated at over ₦3.5 trillion annually. In rural farming communities, this loss is not experienced as a statistic but as a daily reality of spoiled produce, reduced incomes, and constrained livelihoods particularly for smallholder women farmers who carry a large share of production but bear...

When we speak about Women, Peace and Security (WPS), we often focus on negotiation tables and conflict zones, yet the real frontline of insecurity is also in our farms, where smallholder women farmers (SHWFs) navigate violence, climate shocks, and systemic exclusion while feeding the nation. The WPS agenda is often framed within armed conflict and...

Issuing Organization: ActionAid NigeriaDonor: Global Affairs CanadaProject: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership ProjectCountry: Nigeria Opens: 19 June 2026 About the Fund ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Nigeria Project, is calling for Expressions of Interest for the Critical Intervention Fund under its Strategic...

Issuing Organization: ActionAid NigeriaDonor: Global Affairs CanadaProject: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership ProjectCountry: Nigeria Opens: 19 June 2026 About the Fund ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Nigeria Project, is calling for Expressions of Interest for the Emergency Intervention Fund under its Rapid...

ActionAid Nigeria, with funding from Global Affairs Canada, through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Project, announces a Call for Expression of Interest for Strategic Opportunity Funding. This fund is established to support timely, strategic, and impactful interventions that advance the rights of women and girls in Nigeria. Issuing Organization: ActionAid NigeriaDonor: Global Affairs CanadaProject:...

From silence to leadership, Francisca’s journey is one of courage and change.She overcomes menstrual hygiene challenges and builds confidence through learning.Now she empowers other girls in her community. Seventeen-year-old Chukwuma Francisca knows what it feels like to miss school because of her period. Growing up in Kagini, a community in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory, she and...

For generations, conversations about girls’ rights have been led for them, not by them. But across Jigawa State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a quiet revolution is happening. Young girls are no longer waiting for permission to speak—they are researching their own realities, standing up, and leading the charge for systemic change in their...