The Consortium
Educational Cooperation Society (ECS)
Healthy Living and Women Empowerment Initiative (HELWEI)
Advocacy for Anti-Bribery, Corruption & Crime Prevention Initiatives (AABC & CPI)
Institute for Media and Society (IMS)
Koloba & Lala Women Progressive Association
Funded By
The consortium project is funded by the British Council and the European Union, within the Agents for Citizen-Driven Transformation Programme (ACT), which is a strategic response to invest in and engage with the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria, with view to strengthening their capacity to engage effectively and influence sustainable development, towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria.
Overall Goal of the Project
The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the realization of gender equality and social inclusion of women and people with disabilities, in local development processes within Lagos State.
Specifically, the project aims to strengthen capacity of Women through processes of advocacy, training on gender equality and financial management, in order to enable them participate effectively in decisions-making and development initiatives at community levels, in Alimosho, Mushin, and Ibeju Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State.
Duration of action, is six months, from July 2022 through February of 2023. In the period women will not only enhance their capacity for participatory processes but also, lead development initiatives to meet basic social needs in their communities.
Besides the offer of basic financial management skills to enable some two hundred and seventy (270) women grow their small businesses, the project would also endear gender equality values to local leaders in target communities, and help them to appreciate position of women enough, to support participation of women in social development processes that affect them.
Gender Equity and Equality
Gender equity and equality is one of the SDG goals yet to be achieved in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos State where the disparity is more markedly manifest, in spite of past intervention by various development institutions and government.
What is more, as the economy regressed and social protection net gives way, more population falls into poverty and social services become less accessible to most rural poor. In the circumstance, position of women and other vulnerable groups is further compromised, augmenting the disparity in gender across board.
The current action in consortium is, therefore, a practical and multi-dimensional incorporating educational approach to drive gender equality. Accordingly, gender-equality studies has been extended to teachers, pupils, and other educators at the basic levels in target communities in Ibeju-Lekki.
Impact of the Project
As a result of this intervention by the Consortium; Capacities of 320 Women (including women living with physical disabilities) in Alimosho and Mushin are strengthened enough to grow their petty businesses, and participate in decisions-making or development initiatives in their communities.
Also, local leaders in target communities of Alimosho, Mushin, and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas are beginning to recognize position of women and to support participation of women in social development processes
