Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA)
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Who We Are
Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) is a non-governmental, non-profit women and girls’ right organization that works towards the promotion and protection of human rights, equity and social justice in Nigeria
Vision
At IWOGRA we are dedicated peaceful society that upholds the promotion and protection of the human rights of women and girls.
We Support Girl Child Right To Education At IWOGRA
Yes that’s right, Education is a basic child need, we actively campaign against discrimination against children based on sex. Train a girl child today and you train a nation.
“Investing in women means investing in people who invest in everyone else.”
Melinda Gates Co-Founder Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
IWOGRA held a community women and girl’s conversation on addressing sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls.
Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) on held a community women and girl’s conversation on addressing sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls in Chika, Jikwoyi and Dutse-Pe communities, Abuja. The activity was implemented with support...
IWOGRA’s work led to a Byelaw and establishment of the Violence Against Women and Girls Community Court in Dutse-Pe community, FCT, Nigeria.
IWOGRA with funding from ActionAid Nigeria implemented the Strengthening the Capacity of Local Women’s Rights Organisations to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls (SLOC-VAWG) which led to the passage of a Bye-Law and establishment of the Violence Against Women and...
Public Awareness Campaigns in Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
In commemoration of the year 2022 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, IWOGRA engaged in a public awareness campaign on social media which commenced on Friday 25th November 2022, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and...
Intra-School Debate of the End Violence Against Girls (E-VAG) club on ‘Should sex education be encouraged in schools?’
In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl, 2022 with the theme; Our time is now-our rights, our future, the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) in collaboration with Catherina International Academy, Dutse-Alhaji, FCT organized an...
IWOGRA Engages Catherina International Academy’s End Violence Against Girls’ School Club on Addressing Sexual Violence and Exploitation of Girls
Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) on Wednesday, 21st September 2022 paid a Supportive Supervisory Visit to Catherina International Academy’s End Violence Against Girls (E-VAG) School Club. The activity was implemented with support from...
Cinema Therapy (See A Movie) to Aid Healing and Improve the Wellbeing of Girls and Young Women Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
On Saturday, 19th March 2022, the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) organized a cinema therapy (see a movie) to aid healing and improve the wellbeing of girls and young women from Piwoyi community at Genesis Cinema, Novare-Gateway Mall, Abuja....
Prevention and Management of Postpartum Depression Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) Abuja 2022
Postpartum depression is a phenomenon with interfaces in women’s wellbeing, because it stands out as a contradiction in their lives and resulting in negative changes to their physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. In Nigeria, postpartum depression is common in women after childbirth and has not received adequate attention even though it is a long lasting, complex and a global problem. It requires attention and effort from a wide range of actors thereby giving rise to the need for immediate redress.
IWOGRA ENJOINS VAWG-CRT TO ACTIVIELY ENGAGE VAWG SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR ROLES.
In pursuit of its mission to address violence against women and girls in Chika, Jikwoyi and Dutse-Alhaji Community, the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) a non-governmental, non-profit women and girls’ right organization that works towards the...
IWOGRA Establishes E-VAG Club in School
In a continued effort to end all forms of violence against girls and women and in commemoration of year 2021 day of the Girl, the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) a non-governmental, non-profit women and girls’ right organization that works...
Group Set To Heal GBV Survivors Through Yoga, Meditation
To improve the mental wellness of young girls and women, end all forms of violence against women, Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization with support from ‘Purposeful’ in Abuja recently held a One-Day Capacity...
IWOGRA Monthly Newsletter February 2022
Courtesy Visit to His Royal Highness, Bawa Jetta, Etsu Jikwoyi Community, Abuja, Nigeria Project GoalTo contribute to women and girls living with reduced gender-based violence and fear of it through effective women-led violence against women and girls (VAWG)...
IWOGRA Trains Men to Challenge VAWG
In their continued and unrelenting effort to reduce cases of Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization and with support from ActionAid...
IWOGRA trains Jikwoyi community to challenge violence against women, girls
As part of its effort to curb violence against women and girls in grassroots communities, a non-governmental organisation, Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), held a one-day capacity building workshop for men and boys of Jikwoyi community Abuja....
IWD: IWOGRA Trains Women On Cross-Communities Solidarity
In commemoration of 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization organised a Cross-Community Solidarity and Shared Learning event for grassroots women and girls from Jikwoyi, Chika...
IWOGRA Trains Women On VAWG
The Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization with support from ‘ActionAid Nigeria and Ford Foundation’ recently held a Capacity Building Workshop for Women and Girls on Cultural and Social Norms that promotes Violence...
SGBV: IWOGRA Trains Community Response Team
To create impactful awareness on how to rapidly attend to victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization recently in Abuja organised a one-day Capacity Building Workshop for her newly constituted Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Community Response Team on how to respond to SGBV cases within their Communities.
Group seek to end discrimination, maltreatment meted on widows
The Initiative For Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a not for profit organisation has stressed the need to end all forms of discrimination, violence and maltreatment faced by widows.
In a webinar conference held recently to commemorate the 2020 International Widows’ Day with the theme: ‘Achieving Full Rights and Recognition For Widows in Nigeria’, the group brought to the front burner concerns and interventions made for women while celebrating widows.
IWD: Group Charges Communities To Break All Forms Of Bias
In commemoration of the 2022 International Women’s Day(IWD) , the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) has organised a one-day community awareness walk in Dutse-Pe community, Abuja. The walk was implemented through the ‘Strengthening the...
Cinema Therapy (See A Movie) to Aid Healing and Improve the Wellbeing of Girls and Young Women Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.
On Saturday, 19th March 2022, the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) organized a cinema therapy (see a movie) to aid healing and improve the wellbeing of girls and young women from Piwoyi community at Genesis Cinema, Novare-Gateway Mall, Abuja....
IWOGRA Trains Men to Challenge VAWG
In their continued and unrelenting effort to reduce cases of Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization and with support from ActionAid...
IWOGRA trains Jikwoyi community to challenge violence against women, girls
As part of its effort to curb violence against women and girls in grassroots communities, a non-governmental organisation, Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), held a one-day capacity building workshop for men and boys of Jikwoyi community Abuja....
IWD: IWOGRA Trains Women On Cross-Communities Solidarity
In commemoration of 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA), a non-governmental organization organised a Cross-Community Solidarity and Shared Learning event for grassroots women and girls from Jikwoyi, Chika...
Group enlightens grassroots women on VAPP Act
To ensure grassroots women and girls are equipped with basic knowledge and information provided in the Violation Against Persons (Prohibition) (VAPP) Act, a non-governmental organisation, Initiative for Women and Girls Rights Advancement (IWOGRA), recently, held a workshop for Jikwoyi community residents in Abuja.
The group, however, provided simplified version of the Act to enable these women and girls understand the content.
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