By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
In pursuant of the project Urgent Action – Africa, the NGO, Connecting Gender for Development (COGEN), has inaugurated the Kaduna chapter of the Network of Women’s Group for Economic Justice, (NWGE) to advocate for women economic rights and empowerment in the state.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting in Kaduna on Tuesday, June 14, COGEN’s Head of Programme, Mr Courage Gala, encouraged the Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs’) members of the NWGE in the state to work as a team going forward in advocating for rights and privileges of women in their communities.
According to him, the CSOs include:
Sisters for Peace Ambassador; Women and Children Rights and Empowerment Foundation; Hope for Communities and Children Initiative; and Woman with Disability Self Reliance Foundation
Gala urged the newly inaugurated NWGE to endeavor to share useful information and documentaries that would aid in working for the social impact in the communities.
He equally tasked the CSOs to ensure they keep a record of underprivileged persons like orphans, widows, persons at various IDP camps in the state at close range; and also network with other CSOs working together for social change.
It would be recalled that the Executive Director of COGEN, Ms Ngukwase Surma, on February 2022 at a virtual team meeting to launch the project; Urgent Action Fund – Africa, and NWGE had disclosed the group’s training of women in four states of the north-west region of Nigeria – Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and Zamfara states on entrepreneurship.
She explained that the project would empower the women to access economic justice through sustainable livelihoods; and also create networks to enable them access government economic opportunities in their states.
The ED further stated that NWGE,’s strategy would focused on advocacy and dialogue with all stakeholders by amplifying the benefits that lies in wait for society and the state if the rights of women can be obtained, ensured and sustained.
In view of above, the Zamfara State Chapter of NWGE was inaugurated on Monday, June 13, followed by the Kaduna chapter on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the remaining two states – Katsina and Jigawa chapters would also follow suit.
COGEN alongside 5 other CSOs, and the media representative at the inaugural meeting NWGE Kaduna State Chapter.
COGEN’s, implementing partner – Save the Family Health and Advancement Organization alongside 5 other CSOs representatives at the naugural meeting of NWGE, Zamfara State Chapter.
The CSOs include: Sisters for Peace Ambassador; Women and Children Rights and Empowerment Foundation; Hope for Communities and Children Initiative; and Woman with Disability Self Reliance Foundation
