2024 in Review | Advancing Gender and Elections
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2025 Call for Grant Application
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) invites submissions of proposal for grant aimed at Strengthening Institutions, Women’s Voices, Rights, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in Nigeria.
Apply Now: 2025 NILEVAWG Capacity Building and Mentorship Program
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, West Africa, invites applications from young women aged 18 to 35 across the 36 states of Nigeria for the 2025 National Institute for Leadership and Ending Violence against Women and Girls (NILEVAWG).
NWTF visit to Igwe Okebo II’s Palace, Umueri, Anambra State
At the start of the EUSDGN II project, the NWTF held meetings with key stakeholders to promote gender inclusion. A key success was Igwe Okebo II of Umueri, who reserved five council seats for women and appointed one as secretary. This marks significant progress in advancing gender equity and sets a positive example for other leaders.
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Kogi State
The Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development (PIBCID), a sub-grantee organization under the 4th Edition of Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Institutional Strengthening project funded by the Ford Foundation through the Nigerian Women Trust Fund, recently carried out a groundbreaking 3-day sensitization exercise in Kogi state.
Training of Trainers on Continuous Voter Education: Empowering Women for Enhanced Electoral Participation in Ondo State
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.
SENATOR GODSWILL AKPABIO’S NIGHTCLUB COMMENT AND PUBLIC APOLOGY TO SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN
The recent outcry by Nigerians following the “nightclub” comment made by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has necessitated his gentlemanly apology.
The History of Women’s Political Struggle in Nigeria
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
Press Release: Under-dressing a child for social media entertainment: A new spin to VAWG
…NWTF calls for action The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) has watched with utmost dismay the new wave of Violence against Women and Girls
