Browsing: Gender

Across four nations lies a century-old path from Ejigbo to Abidjan. Discover how Yoruba women turned this hidden trail into a lifeline of legacy. Authored by Rakiya A. Muhammad, a fellow of the Move Africa 2025 project reports.

GAF is a girls’ and women-focused organisation working to promote gender equity, education, and participation for girls and women across Nigeria.

The workshop was organised by Humint Development Consult Limited in partnership with Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) and supported by the MacArthur Foundation.

Girls with disabilities often face a unique set of challenges that begin in the home and continue into the educational system. These challenges include a lack of accessible infrastructure, inadequate support services, and societal attitudes undermining their potential

the shining stars in public institutions is the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions (GES-PI), an initiative to boost their ability to incorporate gender equality into their policies and practices.

The shift from silence to activism is a testament to the Sokoto community’s increasing understanding and involvement in addressing sexual and gender-based violence, offering a glimmer of hope in the fight against this pervasive issue.

“Girls in marginalised communities, particularly in the north, face multiple challenges including poverty, insecurity and socio-cultural barriers that hinder their access to education.”

ImpactHouse Centre for Development Communication has urged all stakeholders to prioritise the fight against GBV and ensure that every Nigerian can live free from fear and violence.

Over the years, the dream of education has remained a distant hope for many girls in Sokoto despite existing educational policies recognising this crisis and highlighting interventions to reduce dropout rates among girls.

Rakiya A.Muhammad Efforts toward tackling gender-based violence,GBV, have received a boost in Sokoto with the GBV prevention and response committees…