A COUNTRY WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE SAFE IS POSSIBLE: ACTIONAID NIGERIA CALLS FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION TO TACKLE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA   As the world marks the 2024 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) under the theme “Towards 30 Years of the Beijing Declaration: Unite to End Violence Against Women,” ActionAid Nigeria is urging...

  Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains a critical violation of human rights, disproportionately affecting women and girls. The Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Nigeria project took bold strides in addressing GBV and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) across six states and the FCT. Partnering with local women’s rights and community-based organizations, the project deployed both...

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...

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...

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...

Mrs. Virginia Nevo is a community member from Akegbe-Ugwu. She said she had been married for over twenty-five (25) years but the marriage has not been a happy one because of the acts of violence she had been experiencing for the past 7years. In 2012, one of her brother’s in law met her on her...

Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) is a registered women-led, Not-For-Profit organization that promotes the health and general development of women, young people and communities using the rights-based approach. WRAHP is also the Manager of the Ireti Resource Centre, a centre providing integrated legal and psychosocial support in a safe space for women, survivors of...

Women and Girls with Disabilities represent one of the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in Nigeria. In spite of the increased awareness about the rights of women, laws protecting women and girls from violence and several interventions to tackle cases of gender-based violence affecting women and girls with disabilities, these initiatives have not translated to...

In Nigeria, due to widespread discrimination, extensive rights violations, neglect and stigmatization, women and girls living with disabilities are at 3 times greater risks of suffering physical, sexual and economic abuse compared to women and girls without disabilities. This risk is further exacerbated by a lack of information and the limited capacity of women living...

Adolescent Mothers in Nigeria are faced with heightened barriers to quality education. According to the National Demographic Health Survey (2018), 1 in 5 girls between ages 15-19 years have begun childbearing. When girls become pregnant,they are either suspended from school with no stipulated date for resumption or they quietly drop out of the school system...