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Focus Group Discussion with Women in Political Parties on Institutionalizing Accountability and Anti-corruption Held in Oyo State

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As part of conscious efforts to institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability demands through citizens’ engagement in Nigeria’s democratic process, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) in Partnership with Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) with support from MacArthur Foundation held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with women in Political Parties who were past project beneficiaries […]

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GAP-C PROJECT: STAKEHOLDERS REVIEW MEETING IN OYO AND KANO

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As part of efforts to institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability demands through citizens’ engagement in Nigeria’s democratic process, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) in Partnership with Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) with support from MacArthur Foundation convened a one-day stakeholders’ review meetings on 23rd and 25th November 2019 in Oyo and Kano States […]

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PRESS STATEMENT ON INCIDENTS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN THE KOGI AND BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS

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21 November 2019 Today, we are here to bring a more focused attention to the incidents of Gender based violence in the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections. We are concerned about the high level of violence before, during and after the elections. An attack on one woman is an attack on all Nigerian women. Prior […]

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POST-ELECTION STATEMENT ON KOGI AND BAYELSA 2019 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS

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18 November 2019 The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) Gender and Election Watch (GEW) Room is outraged by the level of violence in some polling units on election day on 16 November 2019 in Kogi and Balyesa states. Specifically, the NWTF GEW strongly observes that the political tensions and fierce competition during elections have further […]

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KOGI GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: PRE-ELECTION STATEMENT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN

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13 November 2019 The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) Gender and Election Watch (GEW) Room has noticed with concern all politically motivated actions leading to aggressions and unnecessary tensions in the lead up to the November 16, 2019 Governorship election and the possible consequences on the participation of women and men in the scheduled election. […]

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Focus Group Discussion with Women in Political Parties on Institutionalizing Accountability and Anti-corruption Held in Oyo State

As part of conscious efforts to institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability demands through citizens’ engagement...

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