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This certificated course by The Global Human Rights Education and Training Centre involves approximately 30 hours of reading, discussion, webinars and quizzes, and is offered over a six-week period ...
25th Sep 2016
Event
The Winning Edge Women Conference, organised by the Winning Edge Foundation, will take place from 14th to 15th January 2017 at the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria. The ...
Event Date: 14th Jan to the 15th Jan
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Mamalette is a support community that provides pregnant women and new mothers with quality, relevant information and helps them discover services, products and experts that can improve their lives. Mamalette ...
Event Date: 19th Nov to the 19th Nov
Event
23rd LAPO Annual Development Forum
The 23rd Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Annual Development Forum is taking place on October 18th in Abuja, Nigeria. The ...
Event Date: 18th Oct to the 18th Oct
Training
UNESCO Women in African History Portal
UNESCO invites all schools and universities to freely use, promote, and distribute the contents of this elearning portal focused on ...
31st Aug 2016
Training
This e-learning programme allows participants to learn how environment and natural resource management (ENRM) challenges, as well as climate change (CC) related risks, can be addressed through the work ...
31st Aug 2016
Training
This 1-hour online course discusses the importance of planning for sexual violence prevention and response before a disaster, and highlights guiding strategies and key community partners in the pre-...
30th Aug 2016
Training
This 1-hour online, self-paced course is designed to assist sexual violence preventionists, victim advocates, and their community partners in creating pre-disaster plans for their organisations and communities. ...
30th Aug 2016
Blog
At the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGAS) meeting in New York, September 2015, world leaders ratified and adopted the SDGs as the new post 2015 global agenda to ensure ...
31st Aug 2016
Blog
The self-doubt started with the social networks I was visiting before the ALAMAU conference. Each time a new article that vocally addressed gender inequality was published on blogs and ...
31st Aug 2016
Event
Event Date: 11th Oct to the 12th Oct
Event
The Excel Multipurpose Cooperative Training and Empowerment Programme is offering advice and training on the theme, “Agriculture – The Next and viable alternative to sustainable economic growth”. The event ...
Event Date: 28th Sep to the 28th Sep
Training
This interactive online course by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center addresses the increased vulnerability to sexual violence that can occur during and after disasters. Participants will learn about the ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
Gender responsive budgeting is a tool to ensure that gender equality commitments are reflected and realised in public budgets. This e-learning course by instructor Maja Bosnic introduces participants to ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
This e-learning course introduces participants to principles, strategies, normative frameworks and policy approaches that have emerged from this work. The course runs from October 12th – November 22nd, 2016, ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
This online course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, ...
30th Aug 2016
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What do paintings tell us about sex? How is art gendered? In this course hosted by the University of Melbourne, participants will study some of the world’s most beloved ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
This facilitated online course by Case Western Reserve University aims to inspire and empower women and men across the world to engage in purposeful career development and take on leadership ...
30th Aug 2016
Event
Under the theme “Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment In Africa’s Best Interest”, the 2nd edition of the premier Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) will once again gather ...
Event Date: 28th Sep to the 30th Sep
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Live Webcast of Young Lives Youth & Gender International Conference
Given the overwhelming interest in the Young Lives Youth & Gender International Conference which is already booked up, each of ...
Event Date: 8th Sep to the 9th Sep
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SheHive Lagos
SheHiveLagos is a networking and learning bootcamp for women looking to break through, live their purpose and get real results ...
Event Date: 6th Oct to the 9th Oct
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Africanpreneurs Networking Event 2016 In Jos, Nigeria
Africanpreneurs has invited some speakers who are professionals in key areas of technology and finance to help educate and enlighten ...
Event Date: 24th Sep to the 24th Sep
Event
SME Economy is a conference and exhibition designed to be the largest gathering of SMEs in Africa, geared toward providing a significant platform where African entrepreneurs can be empowered to ...
Event Date: 26th Oct to the 26th Oct
Training
This facilitated online course by the University of Pennsylvania teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like customs or conventions. The course ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
How can we use the things we share in common to address some of the most challenging problems facing the world? This facilitated, certificated online course by Wesleyan University examines ...
30th Aug 2016
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This facilitated online course by Emory University provides a broad overview of maternal and newborn health issues facing low-income and transitional countries, and begins on September 5th, 2016. The ...
30th Aug 2016
Training
This elearning course will help you gain a clear understanding of why it is important to take into account gender and social issues when dealing with land tenure, and what ...
30th Aug 2016
Blog
Nigerian women as expendables
As is usually the case with teenagers leaving home for the first time, when I went to the university, I ...
31st Aug 2016
News
WIMBIZ wins AXA empower women award
AXA Mansard Insurance has announced Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) as the winner of AXA Empower Women ...
Nigeria Today 28th Aug 2016
News
A World Health Organisation (WHO) emergency health team arrived 19th August 2016 in Maiduguri city to assess and respond to the health needs of 800 000 people in north eastern ...
WHO 22nd Aug 2016
Blog
Nigeria’s Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015: right direction, but is it enough for the realisation of women’s rights?
It has been almost seventeen months to the day President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed into law the Violence against Persons (...
15th Aug 2016
News
Advocates of women emancipation have attained allies in the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, and the Senator representing Lagos Central, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu. The duo called for collaboration ...
The Nation 15th Aug 2016
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Africa leads the world in the number of women starting businesses, a study by Global Economic Forum has said, with Nigeria and Zambia leading the pack with 40.7 per ...
The Nation 12th Aug 2016
News
Nigerian girl child facing detrimental challenges to her well being – Governor El-Rufai
Speaking at this year’s World Population Day in Kaduna, Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State noted with ...
Daily Post 10th Aug 2016
News
Islamic Bank offers $450,000 in science, technology, women prizes
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has announced the call for nominations for prizes in Science and Technology and Women Contribution ...
Premium Times 10th Aug 2016
News
Women warn against electoral violence
The National Association for Peaceful Elections in Nigeria (NAPEN) and Women Advocates Research and Documentary Centre (WARDC), have urged political ...
Nigeria Today 9th Aug 2016
News
Woman’s Innovative Birthing Kit Is Saving Lives In Nigeria
A social entrepreneur is improving mother and child survival in Nigeria with her innovative projects. Adepeju Jaiyeoba is the and ...
The Voice 8th Aug 2016
Blog
With women and girls facing discrimination and violence in every part of the world, the United Nations last year committed to work towards gender equality in the next 15 years ...
3rd Aug 2016
Blog
Carla Lopez remembers the first time she heard a suggestion that climate change was a factor leading to the rape of young girls. “I was in Santa Maria Xalapan ...
3rd Aug 2016
Training
This certificate course on engaging men and boy in gender equality programming involves approximately 30 hours of reading, discussion, webinars and quizzes over a six-week period, running from October ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
Family planning counseling
This course explains the importance of counseling in family planning service settings and introduces key family planning counseling skills. The ...
17th May 2007
Training
Gender equality and energy
This self-paced e-learning course has been developed by the World Bank for social development and energy specialists, policy ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
This United to End FGM (UEFGM) e-learning course addresses the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the context of health and asylum services. The course is available in ...
17th Jun 2016
News
A recent Public Opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls Limited, in partnership with Project Alert on domestic violence, has revealed an increasing prevalence of domestic violence across Nigeria in recent times ...
Vanguard 3rd Aug 2016
News
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, has recently said that the Federal Government had released N150 billion for women entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. Alhassan, who is on ...
Nigeria Today 1st Aug 2016
News
In commemoration of the Pan African Women’s Day maiden celebration today (Sunday), women in Lagos State have called on government to adopt a more gender-sensitive approach in policy ...
Nigeria Today 31st Jul 2016
Event
This conference, hosted by Pride Magazine Nigeria, is to be held on September 15th, 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria, and aims to outline strategic objectives and actions for the emotional and ...
Event Date: 15th Sep to the 15th Sep
Event
Nigeria Small Business Summit will feature guests and mentors sharing examples of success (mostly from India and local examples) to set up learnings and energise Nigeria SMEs to create the ...
Event Date: 24th Aug to the 25th Aug
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Race for Mum
SweetMothers, a 2910 Limited project, was designed in 2012 to help people honour and appreciate their mothers even when it ...
Event Date: 27th Aug to the 27th Aug
Event
Sweat4Peace International Day of Peace event, Lagos
Nigeria will once again join the rest of the world to commemorate 2016 International Day of Peace on September 21st, ...
Event Date: 21st Sep to the 21st Jul
News
Access Bank’s ‘W Initiative’, in collaboration with Lafarge Africa Plc, recently organised a workshop with some of Nigeria’s leading women professionals in manufacturing to discuss gender disparity in ...
The Nation 29th Jul 2016
News
Academics call for strong legislations against gender-based violence
Speaking at an open a roundtable discussion on “Tackling Violence against the Girl-child and Women” organised to mark the ...
Nigeria Today 26th Jul 2016
News
Mrs Buhari Solicits Support For Female Entrepreneurs
In an effort to push women towards economic productivity and independence in Nigeria, the Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha ...
Information Nigeria 24th Jul 2016
News
Beware of Dino Malaye – Women protesters caution
Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson, recently led a group of women, some men ...
Daily Post 20th Jul 2016
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The Federal Government has said that Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five children and 145 women of child-bearing age to severe and acute malnutrition and iron deficiency respectively ...
Naija 247 News 18th Jul 2016
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20 million Nigerian Women To Access International Market
At a forum and exhibition on Nigerian women in export in Abuja Wednesday, the wife of the president, Mrs Aisha ...
The Tide 14th Jul 2016
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‘Alarming’ levels of malnutrition and famine-like conditions in northeast Nigeria – UN
Humanitarian convoys have uncovered emergency levels of severe acute malnutrition and famine-like conditions in Nigeria’s Borno State, ...
United Nations 12th Jul 2016
Event
This webinar session, hosted by STRIVE, aims to outline evidence-based principles as guidance for reframing gender policy, and understanding the transformation of gender norms in dynamic structural contexts. It ...
Event Date: 20th Jul to the 20th Jul
News
50 women can now access funds to start or scale up their micro businesses through a rehabilitation programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Lagos state. The scheme, an initiative ...
The Cable 8th Jul 2016
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A jail term of five years awaits anybody who practices female genital mutilation in Ebonyi State. The state government made the warning at the launch of a campaign against female ...
The Nation 5th Jul 2016
News
Recent reports of cases of malnourished children at the Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno State have caused a stir. Footage of persons in the camps suffering from acute malnutrition ...
Vanguard 5th Jul 2016
News
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai Aisha Alhassan, has decried the continuous discrimination against women in the political circle, saying the trend was impacting negatively on Nigeria’...
Nigeria Today 30th Jun 2016
News
Mercy Corps and MasterCard have said they target to register 18, 000 young girls and women in Nigeria to receive a NeID card, to help provide access to their first ...
Nigeria Today 27th Jun 2016
News
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said that the Federal Government is fully committed to the protection and promotion of the rights of women and children. Mrs ...
Pulse 22nd Jun 2016
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The wife of the president, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, recently donated food and other items to an additional 800 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno. Mrs Buhari was represented in Maiduguri ...
Leadership 19th Jun 2016
Training
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) gender equality course is designed to support any individuals and organisations who want to better understand how to improve gender equality, and the role of ...
17th Jun 2016
News
Protection of girls, women are our priority – AIG Hassan
As the incessant abuse of underage girls and women continues unabated in the country, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, ...
Vanguard 17th Jun 2016
News
No Cheating: Anambra women protest against relocation of market
Approximately five Hundred women in Anambra, mostly widows, have taken to the streets to protest against the relocation of a ...
Pulse 15th Jun 2016
News
Soroptimist empowers Nigerian women and girls
An Abuja-based non-governmental organisation under the auspices of Soroptimist International is empowering women and girls with formal education ...
NTA 13th Jun 2016
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Cross River Assembly promises to support women in agriculture
The Cross River House of Assembly has promised to support women in agriculture in the state. The Speaker, Mr John ...
The Guardian 10th Jun 2016
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Speaking a recent UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS in New York, the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA) called for stronger integration ...
The Nation 9th Jun 2016
News
Dangote Trust scheme empowers Amuwo Odofin women
The Dangote Trust Fund Micro Grant Scheme for Women kicked off at the beginning of June in Amuwo Odofin Local ...
The Nation 2nd Jun 2016
Event
Come to the Innovation Village Kampala, Uganda, for the women’s meetup on ‘How to get more women into Leadership for Positive Change!’ The event is being ...
Event Date: 28th Jun to the 28th Jun
Event
The Leadership Development Symposium for Women 2016 will be taking place on Saturday the 30th of July 2016 starting at 9:00am to 12 noon at Regenesys Business School in ...
Event Date: 30th Jul to the 30th Jul
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The Women Advancement Forum (WAF) is one of the most highly attended gender advocacy conferences. It began in 2010 in Berlin Germany and since then has been held in Johannesburg, ...
Event Date: 9th Oct to the 13th Oct
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The International Environmental Roundtable for Africa is an annual event hosted in Abuja on the 1st of September to draw attention to what Africa should be doing to combat the ...
Event Date: 1st Sep to the 1st Sep
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The 5th Annual Women In Africa conference, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a 2- day event running from Wednesday, 10th August to Thursday, 11th August, 2016, and costs $300 ...
Event Date: 10th Aug to the 11th Aug
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Without doubt, the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers opportunity for women organisations to shape a new era, thereby creating value for their organisations while contributing to the sustainable ...
Event Date: 21st Sep to the 21st Sep
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The Africa Women in Tech (East Africa) conference will be the only conference of its kind to provide the attendee a unique combination of deep-dive, hands-on tech workshops; ...
Event Date: 21st Jul to the 21st Jul
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The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria, a programme of the British government’s Department for International Development (DfID), seeks to give Nigerian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) the opportunity ...
Event Date: 25th Jul to the 26th Jul
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Be part of the change in the community, and join the Edo civil society organisations in launching International Volunteer Day 2016 in Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria on December 5, ...
Event Date: 5th Dec to the 5th Dec
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On June 29th and 30th, 2016, from 9:00am at the Druz Resort, Opposite A-Class Pa, Abuja, a debate will be held to discuss an important legislative Bill regarding ...
Event Date: 29th Jun to the 29th Jun
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Nigeria will once again join the rest of the world to commemorate 2016 International Day of Peace – September- 21st – established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the ...
Event Date: 17th Sep to the 17th Sep
Event
This workshop, an initiative of Ebonyi State University and organised in collaboration with the ACU, will explore innovative approaches to academic mentoring and career development for emerging researchers. Over the ...
Event Date: 21st Jun to the 23rd Jun
Event
Real men are not going to be the perfect things you expect them to be. You need to decide if you can love them with boundaries or throw them out ...
Event Date: 25th Jun to the 25th Jun
Training
This online, part-time course includes 6 modules covering different aspects of disaster risk reduction from a gender perspective, including early warning systems, evaluation, and risk assessment. Hosted by the ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
Want to learn more about gender-based violence? This certificated course (upon successful completion) by the Human Rights and Justice Group runs from July 27th to August 26th, 2016, and ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
This self-paced, online course on equity-focused and gender-responsive evaluations is free to take, and is open for a total of 16 weeks, three times a year. The ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
Running from July 20th to August 19th, 2016, this Human Rights and Justice Group online training concerns project development and management from a gender perspective. The course is $300 (register ...
17th Jun 2016
Training
This online, certificated gender and development course hosted by the Human Rights and Justice Group runs from July 21st to August 20th, 2016. The course is $300, takes approximately 25 ...
16th Jun 2016
News
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the 8th Senate will soon reintroduce the Gender Equality Bill that was thrown out by the senators at plenary three weeks ago. Saraki ...
Nigeria Today 26th Apr 2016
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Second ‘Chibok girl’ rescued from Boko Haram
A second girl who was among more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in a raid on a school ...
Al Jazeera 20th May 2016
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UNDP urges Nigeria to improve human security
Ms Fatma Samoura, the Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme, has urged the Federal Government to improve human security ...
Leadership 13th May 2016
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Women commend Buhari’s N12.6bn vote for closing Nigeria’s immunisation gap
Chizoba Wonodi, Convener for the Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) said in a statement that WAVA was pleased that ...
The Cable 19th May 2016
News
Stop Female Genital Mutilation, says Ajimobi
Speaking at a meeting on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) organised by the Access to Basic Medical Care Foundation, Oyo State ...
The Nation 17th May 2016
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Aishah Ahmad, chairperson, executive council, Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) and head of consumer banking at Diamond Bank, has said that African businesses must actively develop a ...
Business Day 26th May 2016
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Most trained teachers in Nigeria are unemployed
A survey carried out by the British Council has revealed that most Colleges of Education graduates since 2014 are yet ...
Daily Post 9th May 2016
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In the face of the defeat of the gender Equality bill, the Sarah Adebisi Sosan Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, is leading a fresh campaign to ensure gender equality, an ...
The Nation 4th May 2016
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Nigeria features third in the world on a list of top ten countries with the greatest number of people living without access to safe water, an international agency, WaterAid Nigeria, ...
The Nation 1st May 2016
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One of Nigeria’s most prominent female-led companies has lent its voice to a global campaign urging young women to consider careers in the growing information and communications ...
News24 Nigeria 29th Apr 2016
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