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Election Day Press Statement on the Edo State Governorship Elections

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21 September 2020 Preamble: The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) Gender and Election Watch, (GEW) observed the Edo Governorship election in Edo State in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy with support from the European Union under the #OurVoteCountsNG project. GEW deployed 25 citizen observers across the three senatorial districts of Edo state; particularly […]

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Pre-election Press Statement on the Edo State Governorship Elections

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18 September 2020 Preamble: The Gender and Election Watch (GEW) is an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund, a member of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation room. The Nigeria Women Trust Fund (NWTF) Gender and Election Watch (GEW) is in Edo state in collaboration with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The observation of election […]

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Women’s Effective Political Participation: Institutionalizing Anti-Corruption and Accountability in Nigeria

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Women and Politics: Where are the resources? Why connect gender equality with political finance? Gender inequality in politics is a complex phenomenon and it is a common theme also that women wanting to run for office have less access to resources than men. Findings show that one of the weakest points for women wishing to […]

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Women’s Effective Political Participation: Institutionalizing Anti-Corruption and Accountability in Nigeria

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What is Political Finance? In the words of Michael Pinto-Duschinsky who is a leading expert in the area of Political Finance “The narrowest definition of political finance is “money for electioneering.” Since political parties play a crucial part in election campaigns in many parts of the world, and since it is hard to draw a […]

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A Call for a Violence Free Edo Gubernatorial Election

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Nigeria is yet again set to witness another election come 19th September 2020 as the people of Edo state match to the polls to vote in the Governorship election. However, the electoral process has been turbulent. Similarly, there has been increasing apprehension about the peaceful conduct of the election due to the inter-party power play […]

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We are committed to becoming Nigeria’s foremost resource hub on democracy, leadership and governance issues by deepening the existing body of knowledge, growing a database of profiled female aspirants and providing comprehensive…

Democracy, Leadership & Governance

In recognition of the fact that strong candidates need expertise in the politics of governance, we provide capacity development for women seeking elective positions and women already in elective and appointive positions.

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Nigerian Women Trust Fund Blog

Through this blog, The Nigerian Women Trust Fund hopes to address issues on gender imbalance, Nigerian women participation in Politics and much more.....

Volunteer Today

Volunteering is a great way to be a part of the efforts of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund. Whether you volunteer for an hour or make a commitment over time, it is most appreciated

Supporting Research, Advocacy and Communication

Creating an enabling environment for women in Governance and building a country where women and girls have all the options to achieve their aspiration

Learning Visit to National Assembly

Taking a tour to the legislative House