Empowering 250 Young Women in Nigeria

Women Inspiration Development Center hope to engage and mentor 3000 ambassadors in the next three years to become community activist and voices in the community. After the summit in March during the International Women day, Ambassadors continue to move round inviting others to also be part of the revolution to raise 3000 girls in the next 3 years.

WIDC CG Ambassadors also take prominent roles in advocacy, campaigns against Gender Based Violence in their community. One of it is their active participation participation at the Inauguration of Anti Sexual harassment Policy in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. OAU is one of the leading university in Nigeria and so taking this huge step against Sexual Harassment will go a long way to eradicate Sexual harassment in our Institutions of learning and our society in Nigeria.

Our Ambassadors are seriously thriving as community activist already in their communities

Eight speakers including  was gathered from 6 countries to speak virtually and physically at the Confident girls Ambassadors Summit organized by Women Inspiration Development Center in Nigeria to mark 2021 International Women Day . 

At the event 130 girls was gathered from 30 high schools and institutions in Osun state Nigeria for the take off of the pilot program of Women Inspiration Development Center(WIDC) new initiative, "Confident Girls Initiative" 

This initiative is planning to gather 5000 girls from 200 schools from at least 30 states in Nigeria in the next five years to mentor, train and help to regain their confidence and become activist against Sexual and physical violence against women and girls in Nigeria.

There has been a great surge of domestic violence against women and girls in Nigeria since COVID 19 pandemic to date. Girls are no more safe anywhere. They are not safe in the school, they are not safe on the street and even in the corner of their homes which should be a safe haven for them, their lives are seriously threatened. 

We expect that participation in this project, with continued mentorship and peer support  in conjunction with meaningful internet engagement will result in significant positive behavioural change in the girls to continue to challenge the status quo that is making domestic violence thrive in our world..   

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• ONE OF THE GIRLS RESPONDING AT THE SUMMIT