Women are the bedrock of any society, but are unfortunately deprived of equal access to education, health care, capital and decision making powers in the political, social, and business sectors. Nigerian women are disproportionately affected by the negative aspects of the current socioeconomic transition. They are challenged by increasing poverty, rising unemployment, reduction of the financial ability to educate both, girls and boys, greater pressure to marry at younger ages and more visible domestic violence.
These problems are exacerbated by the fact that elements of some parts of Nigerian laws, that are designed to protect and promote women's rights and gender equity, are not widely known, nor implemented or enforced. The Girl Child on the Frontline (GCF) project plans to empower both, in and out of school girls, married and single between the ages of 11-18 years through one-on- one coaching, focused group discussions, mentoring programme and policy advocacy to all relevant stakeholders to set up the stage for the girl effect towards the future of the girl child in Nigeria.
Area of Activism:
Women's Rights
Region
Africa
Country
Nigeria
Changemakers involved
Olukemi from Africa 2009
