President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan Buhari, and the Smart Parenting Coaching Academy, have embarked on sensitising Apo -Dutse community in the FCT on appropriate parenting and ending all forms of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the society.
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The Ebonyi Gender-based Violence (GBV) Taskforce has lamented that the non-availability of a special court for GBV cases poses challenges to efforts in giving quick justice to victims.
A university Lecturer, Dr Mansur Isa-Buhari, has counselled parents and guardians to provide equal and uniform educational and other livelihoods support to girls and boys in the society.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI) of Mauritania have signed a 485,000 dollars agreement for Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA).
A non-governmental organization, the Salma Attah Foundation for Women and Girls Support (SAFWGS), through its “Girl Code Boot Camp’ has trained teenage girls on data analytics, graphic design, and leadership management.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has been conferred with an
award by the UN Global Women Foundation Advocacy for Change, a global body.
A non-governmental organization, Public Awareness on Child and Women Rights (PACTS), has sensitized women on the use of technology to check violence against women and girls in rural communities of Osun State.
A Non-governmental organization, Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD), says it has trained 40 community advocates to promote gender equity norms in Sokoto state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has commended Nigerian women for still making positive contributions towards socio-economic and political development in the country despite the double exploitation, discrimination, and segregation.
Google has introduced a series of initiatives that will empower women entrepreneurs in Africa.