2024 in Review | Advancing Gender and Elections
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (@eu_sdgn) In 2024, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), with EU support, conducted a 3-day training in Ondo State to boost female participation in elections. Twenty women from local CSOs were trained in voter education, focusing on democracy, voter rights, and technology use. This initiative aims to empower women as key mobilizers in Edo State’s upcoming elections.
Early Colonial Era (1900-1940s) The history of women’s political struggle in Nigeria is rooted in the early colonial era when women began to mobilize against