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...
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...
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday 8th of July 2020 re-introduced the Sexual Harassment Bill. The bill sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, was read during plenary for the first time in the 9th Assembly. The 8th Assembly...
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) in Partnership with Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) and with support from the MacArthur Foundation held a biannual review meeting with its Campaign Promise Trackers from Oyo and Kano States. The...
One of the objectives of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund’s Feminist Transformational Leadership and Networking Programme supported by the Ford Foundation is to expand the space for catalyzing and nurturing young women feminist and leaders that will serve as...
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund held a webinar on “Women Leaders Leading the Pack in Response to COVID-19” The webinar was specifically for young women between the ages of 18 – 35. Forty (40) young women participated in the...
Since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of attention on the role women play across the globe. The leaders of countries such as Germany, New Zealand, and Taiwan among other have been commended for...
NIGERIAN WOMEN MOBILIZE AGAINST RAPISTS In one week, no fewer than Seven (7) cases of rape have been reported in different parts of the country with the hashtag #JusticeForJennifer #JusticeForUwa, #JusticeForTina and currently #JusticeForBarakat. This is an evident escalation...
Ahead of the September 19 Edo State and October 10 Ondo governorship polls and other bye-elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved a “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic”. The purpose of the...
The current global public health emergency as a result of the COVID – 19 pandemic has continued to be a major source of concern for all because of its ravaging impact. One of such impact is the further widening...