Nigeria: The Role of NGOs On the Gender Agenda

25 November 2011
analysis

Non-Governmental Organizations have been playing crucial roles in the gender issue in Nigeria. They have been networking, sharing strategies, best practices and lobbying the various levels of governments to encourage them to implement resolutions, treaties and international conventions and agreements on women's rights and the advancement of women and girls.

Some popular ones include the umbrella body of women NGOS in the country, the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Women's Right Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) , Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation(WOTCLEF) , Market Women Association of Nigeria among others.

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