Women with Disabilities

Women with disabilities under the aegis of the Women’s Wing of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities in Ogun State have called for inclusion and priorities of women…

On Monday 26th of February 2024, Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI) paid a courtesy, advocacy, and collaborative visit to the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) national headquarters, Abuja. With…

Women with disabilities has urged government and other stakeholders to protect the rights of People With Disability (PWD) and provide them with equal opportunity like others to enable Nigeria move…

Cedar Seed Foundation said women with disabilities have zero percent rate of participation in governance in Nigeria. The foundation made the disclosure in a stakeholders engagement on disability inclusion in…

With a view to ending violence against women and girls with disabilities in Osun State, a non-governmental organization, Centre for Women’s Health and Information has met with key stakeholders who…

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), has called on the government to address the needs of women with disabilities. It also called for the promotion of gender balance in…

Network of Women with Disabilities (NWD), UN Women and other stakeholders have organised a joint symposium to advocate prevention of violence against persons with disabilities (PWDs) and other special needs…

Stakeholders have called for more inclusion of women with disabilities in decision making table and government appointments in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at the Disability Inclusion in Governance…

The Advocacy For Women With Disabilities Initiative has launched skills acquisition centre to empower women and girls with disabilities in Karimajiji, FCT Nigeria. Speaking at the launching ceremony, the Acting…

An NGO, Advocacy For Women With Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has trained 30 women and girls with disabilities, self help group leaders in response to sexual gender based violence (SGBV), human…

A Non-governmental organisation, Yeye Dupe Adeleke Sanni Foundation has empowered indigent women and women with disabilities with mini-buses, sewing machines, freezers, and money. The poverty alleviation and empowerment programme held…

By Collins Osuji Group photograph of the heads of the Coalition shortly after the press conference on the domestication of the Maputo Protocol Coalition of feminist organizations in Africa has…

The Advocacy for Women and Girls with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has called on the media to protect and promote issues associated with reproductive rights of women with disabilities in Nigeria.…

By Grace Obike The Federal Government through the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD), has trained 138 women with disability, albinism and other women in Information and Communications…

Cedar Seed Foundation has called for inclusion of women with disabilities in governance and decision makings The foundation made the call at a press conference and rally organised by the…