The “Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of Gender Equality and Women’s Rights Programme in Nigeria” is an in-depth report commissioned as part of the Women’s Voices and Leadership Nigeria Project. It examines the barriers to gender equality and the effectiveness of women’s rights programming in Nigeria. The report highlights key areas such as women’s political participation,...
Despite progress at the primary level, girls’ educational attainment level remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries. Multiple factors lead girls to drop out of school and often get married once they reach adolescence, with substantial consequences later in life in terms of voice, earnings, and agency mot only for the girls themselves (Klugman et...
UNDERSTANDING AND ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE: INSIGHTS FROM HAUSA COMMUNITIES BACKGROUND Despite substantial progress over the last two decades, girls still have on average lower levels of educational attainment than boys in West and Central Africa. This is in part because every day, close to 6,000 girls in the region (2.1 million girls annually) are...
Mr. Ndagi and his wife, Adama looked back and cursed the day they promised off their unborn daughter to a sly monster in exchange for few notes of the Naira for their survival. Their 12-year old daughter, Asabe was kidnapped, drugged, and raped for days by 45-year old Badigi whom her parents had betrothed her...
SHEA which stands for Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse, is a major issue that affects all sectors of the working environment. The presence of SHEA within the workplace environment weakens an organization’s overall professional standing and negatively impacts employee morale and productivity. To curb SHEA within an Organization, Management needs to build a program or...
Brief Introduction The Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL – Nigeria) project is a five-year project that is being funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project is building the capacities and supporting activities of local and national women’s rights organisations and movements who seek to empower women and girls, advance the protection of women and...
This research work showcases the linkage between sexual and gender-based violence among married couples in Lagos State during the COVID-19 lockdown. The study is also anticipated to support policy recommendations to Women Rights Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, Government Organizations, and Multilaterals on relevant strategies to adopt post-COVID-19 era in combating sexual and gender-based violence among...
The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action flagged 12 key areas where urgent action and concrete changes are needed for women and girls. Notwithstanding the efforts being made globally, which have awakened some attitudinal shift and consciousness, a lot still needs to be done towards realization of women’s rights as the present era of globalization and...
