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NWTF MENTORS 200 YOUNG WOMEN AS LEADERS AND RIGHTS ADVOCATES

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The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) with support from the Ford Foundation under the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) project has concluded the mentorship of 200 young women in three project focal states of Adamawa, Cross River and Nasarawa as well as the FC. The mentorship seeks to provide a platform for mentoring […]

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Final Press Statement on the Ondo State Governorship Election. 12 October 2020

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Preamble: The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) Gender and Election Watch (GEW) was in Ondo state to observe the 2020 Ondo State Governorship election from a gender perspective; focusing on the elections and how it impacts on women and men differently and against the COVID – 19 Public health emergency. Having deployed a network of […]

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Pre-election Press Statement on the Ondo State Governorship Elections. 9 October 2020

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Gender and Election Watch (GEW) …. watching the electoral process from a gender perspective Preamble: The Gender and Election Watch (GEW), an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund and a member of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation room is in Akure to observe the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 10 October 2020 […]

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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘25 YEARS SINCE BEIJING: ACCELERATING COMMITMENTS IN NIGERIA’ ORGANISED BY THE NIGERIAN WOMEN TRUST FUND ON 28 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2020, AES LUXURY HOTEL, AIRPORT ROAD, ABUJA

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PREAMBLE Participants from different parts of Nigeria, present both physically in Abuja and on the virtual space, at a conference organized by the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) with funding support from Ford Foundation, arrived at a communique aimed at accelerating commitments around the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, (BPFA). The two-day conference featured […]

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

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Exploring gender-neutral political finance regulations that promote equity and women’s participation Although political finance regulations could potentially have a beneficial (or possibly a negative) impact on the chances for women and men to compete on more equal terms, most political finance regulations have not been introduced with gender equality in mind. More commonly, the goal […]

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