Issuing Organization: ActionAid NigeriaDonor: Global Affairs CanadaProject: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership ProjectCountry: Nigeria Opens: Ocotber 5th, 2026 Background ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project, is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interest for Critical Intervention Fund under its Strategic...
Issuing Organization: ActionAid NigeriaDonor: Global Affairs CanadaProject: Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership ProjectCountry: Nigeria Opens: October 5, 2026 Background ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project, is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interest for Critical Intervention Fund under its Strategic...
For many women’s rights organisations, access to funding is not only about finding an opportunity. It is also about understanding what the funding is designed to support, who can apply, what makes an application eligible and how to develop an idea that responds to the priorities of the fund. That was the focus of the...
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Project, is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interest for Strategic Innovation Funding (SIF) to support creative and innovative interventions aimed at advancing the rights of women and girls in Nigeria. Issuing Organization: ActionAid Nigeria...
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...
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...
Our team attended Women Deliver 2026 in Australia, a landmark global conference on gender equality, health, and rights. Below are the ten key learnings we are bringing back to shape our work and strengthen our partnerships. Grassroots Women Are the Answer, Not the Afterthought: The most powerful and sustainable solutions to gender inequality are...
