2023 PROJECT SUMMARY
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT NAME
Build Community Level Accountability Mechanisms And Enhance Collaboration Between Women Leaders And Traditional Institutions In Addressing Gender Based Violence 2023
FUNDER
FUNDER
FUNDED BY WOMEN ADVOCATE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION CENTER (WARDC) WITH SUPPORT FROM FORD FOUNDATION
PROJECT LONG TERM GOAL
MEDIUM TERM OUTCOMES:
- Strengthened agency and voice of survivors who have become advocates and activists and push for greater reforms and accountability, and contribute to cases reported and addressed by service providers in communities
- Improved capacities of women groups in organizing and mobilizing to address issues and incidences of VAWG in six states in Southwest, Nigeria.
- A community of progressive leaders, inclusive of key influencers comprising women, and community leaders with improved knowledge/understanding a challenges gender discrimination and violence against women and girls.
- A reduction in gender-based violence in communities as a result of normative and behaviour change initiatives and structured community mechanism communal sanctions regarding GBV/VAWG. TIMELINE: 12th January 2023 to 30th September, 2023
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED IN THE PROJECT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED IN THE PROJECT
Number of Women Chiefs Reached: 95
Number of people Reached through Women Chiefs: 8,000
Number of Market Leaders Reached: 85
Number of people Reached through Market Leaders: 30,000
Number of Young Women Leaders (YWL) Agencies Reached: 5
Number of people Reached through YWLeaders Agencies: 25,000
Number of Community Response Teams (CRTs): 15
Number of people reached through CRTs: 35,000
Number of IEC materials distributed: 8,000 (simplified VAPP Law booklets, VAPP Law posters, various sizes of flyers and stickers, GBV Pacts etc)
SUCCESS STORIES
SUCCESS STORIES
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- Built collaboration, acceptance and buy-in of FORD Foundation/WARDC project in Makoko, Ilaje-Otumara and Oko-Oba Communities by Female Traditional Chiefs, Female Market Leaders and other Stakeholders through community dialogues, market meeting, village square meetings, rallies etc.
- Strengthened the Community Response Teams (CRT) at Makoko, Ilaje Otumara and Oko-Oba Communities to curb Gender Based Violence through effective reportage.
- Strengthened 5 Agencies namely FEDERATION OF MUSLIM WOMEN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (FOMWAN); CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (CYON); YOUTH WING CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (YOWICAN) AND CATERING ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA as advocates and voice within and outside their agencies.
- Increase awareness and education on the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2015.
- Strengthened and improved the capacity of women groups, namely Iyalajes and Iyalojas as advocates and voice within and outside their groups. Mobilised them to address violence against women and girls cases.
- Distribution of about 1,700 copies of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2015 in the 3 Communities.
- Strengthened with knowledge, the leaders and key stakeholders of Makoko, Ilaje-Otumara and Oko-Oba communities, to understand issues pertaining to VAWG and gender discrimination.
- Mobilised 2 Young Women GBV survivors to participate in catering and fashion skills. They were empowered to set up their businesses through WARDC.
- Through experienced gained from WARDC activities, a CRT member was motivated to start-up a community based organisation within Makoko Community to cater for Older Persons.
- Increased level of self-dependence and responsibility by Women thereby reducing GBV
- Behaviorial changes, especially by male gender knowing that there are communal sanctions and mechanism in place.
- Successful dialogues, meetings and collaboration which led to engagement and partnership with the Iyalode-In-Council meeting in Lagos State.
- Produced 3 banners as requested by Makoko Community and mounted at strategic locations in the community
MEKWUYE Margaret Olabisi,
Executive Director, Greenspring Development Initiative,
19th October, 2023.
VARIOUS PICTURES DEPICTING THE YEAR 2023 PROJECT
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE IYALOJA OF YABA LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LCDA) AND HER TEAM AT THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSING THE MEETING
SYMBOLIC ACTIVITIES
PICTURES DEPICTING 2023 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY SEEKING DIGITAL LITERACY AMONG MARKET WOMEN
VARIOUS PICTURES DEPICTING THE YEAR 2023 PROJECT
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS PANEL OF DISCUSSANTS DURING THE PROGRAMME
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTSMTHE BAALE IN THE CENTER DUEING THE PANEL OF DISCUSSION
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF PARTICIPANTS
PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH IYALODE-IN-COUNCIL IN LAGOS STATE
PICTURE DEPICTING ENTRY MEETING/COURTESY VISIT TO THE IYALODE OF LAGOS, CHIEF MRS BINTU FATIMA TINUBU. IN THE PICTURE BELOW ARE THE TEAMS OF WARDC, GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION PRESENTING IEC MATERIALS TO THE IYALODE OF LAGOS HER IN HER OFFICE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE IYALODE OF LAGOS
COURTESY VISITS
PICTURE DEPICTING COURTESY VISIT TO THE KING AND IYALODE OF OJORA KINGDOM WITH GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION TEAMS
PICTURE DEPICTING COURTESY VISIT TO THE IYALODE OF OJODU KINGDOM, CHIEF (MRS) BINTU FATIMA BABAJIDE WITH GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION TEAMS
PICTURE DEPICTING COURTESY VISIT TO THE IYALODE OF OJODU KINGDOM, CHIEF (MRS) BINTU FATIMA BABAJIDE WITH GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION TEAMS
PICTURES DEPICTING COURTESY VISIT TO NIGERIAN UNION OF TAILORS LAGOS CHAPTER DURING THEIR MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROHIBITION LAW (VAPP) LAW 2015 TO THE NUT EXECUTIVES
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE EDUCATING NUT MEMBERS ABOUT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REPORTAGE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE EDUCATING NUT MEMBERS ABOUT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REPORTAGE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE EDUCATING NUT MEMBERS ABOUT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE REPORTAGE
PICTURE DEPICTS COURTESY VISIT TO MAKOKO POLICE POST.
PICTURE DEPICTS GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH GREENSPRING DEVELOPEMNT INITIATIVE TEAM WITH OFFICER-IN-CHARGE (OIC) IN CHARGE OF THE POLICE POST, INSPECTOR AJAKAIYE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS CHIEF KEHINDE, A CRT MEMBER AT MAKOO COMMUNITY ADDRESSING THE OIC
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION (VAPP) 2015 BY GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAM TO THE OIC
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIREECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE EDUCATING THE OIC ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES IN MAKOKO COMMUNITY
PICTURE DEPICTING COURTESY VISIT TO THE BAALE OKO-OBA KINGDOM, HIGH CHIEF BALOGUN IN HIS PALACE AT OKO-OBA, AGEGE, LAGOS
PICTURE DEPICTS GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE BAALE, OKO-OBA CRT MEMBTERS AND GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAM
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSING THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE PRESENTATION THE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION (VAPP) LAW AND OTHER IEC MATERIALS TO THE BAALE
PICTURES BELOW DEPICTS PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE MEETING WITH LEADERSHIP OF SOUTHWEST IYALOJAS AND IYALODES ORGANISED BY WARDC FROM 29TH TO 31ST MARCH 2023. GREENSPRING AND WOMEN LIBERATION MOBILISED THE IYALODES AND THE IYALOJAS. THE IYALOJA GENERAL OF LAGOS/NIGERIA, CHIEF MRS. FOLASHADE OJO, WHO WAS REPRESENTED BY THE IYALOJA GENERAL OF IBA LCDA
PICTURE BELOW FROM LEFT DEPICTS WARDC ABUOLA-AKIYODE, NEXT TO HER IS IYALODE, CHIEF (MRS) ALABA LAWSON AND ANOTHER DIGNITARY AT THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS IYALOJAS FROM OSUN STATE, HEADED BY THE ESEMURE OF IMESI-ILE, OSUN STATE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WARDC, MRS. ABIOLA AKIYODE IN GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH IYALODE, CHIEF (MRS) ALABA LAWSON WITH IYALODES FROM OGUN STATE
PICTURES DEPICTING IYALODE-IN-COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT LAGOS EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT ON FRIDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023 AT KABIYESI’S PALACE, ORIMEDUN COMMUNITY, IBEJU-LEKKI LGA. IYALODE OF NIGERIA, MAMA TINUBU WAS REPRESENTED BY IYALODE OF SURULERE, IYALODE OLUBANDO ADETUTU RISIKAT
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF IYALODES FROM LAGOS EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, ORIMEDU COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAM
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSING THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE IYALODES
PICTURES DEPICTING FOLLOW-UP VISIT BY GREENSPIRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION TEAMS TO IYALOJA GENERAL OF IBA LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPEMNT AUTHORITY (LCDA) MONTHLY MEETING AT THE IBA LCDA
PICTURES BELOW DEPICTS GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION TEAMS DISTRIBUTING IEC MATERIALS TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR IEC MATERIALS ON GBV AT THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS PARTICIPANTS WITH THEIR IEC MATERIALS ON GBV AT THE MEETING
PICTURES DEPICTING ASSOCIATION/COUNCIL OF IYALODES AND IYALOJAS MEETING ORGANISED BY WARDC HELD IN LAGOS STATE ON THURSDAY 27TH JULY, 2023 AT R AND A HOTEL, IKEJA. GREENSPRING AND WOMEN LIBERATION MOBILISED WOMEN CHIEFS AND MARKET WOMEN FOR THE MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN ADVOCATE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION CENTER (WARDC) EDUCATING THE WOMEN OF GBV ISSUES AND REPORTAGE
PICTURE BELOW FROM RIGHT: REPRESENTATIVE IYALOJA GENERAL OF LAGOS/NIGERIA; REPRESENTATIVE OF IYALODE OF LAGOS; THE MODERATOR OF THE PROGRAMME AND TWO OTHER GUESTS
PICTURES DEPICTING FOLLOW-UP VISIT TO IYALOJA GENERAL OF IYALOJA GENERAL OF COKER-AGUDA LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LCDA) AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETING AT COKER-AGUDA LCDA OFFICE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS PHOTOGRAPH WITH A CROSS SECTION OF MARKET WOMEN AND MEN AT THE MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN LIBERATION, MRS NIKE MIC-TAIWO ADDRESSING MARKET WOMEN AND MEN AT THE GENERAL MEETING
A CROSS SECTION OF MARKET WOMEN AND MEN SHOWCASING THE IEC MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED TO THEM AT THE GENERAL MEETING
PICTURES DEPICTING A TWO DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY WARDC FOR YOUNG WOMEN NETWORK TOWARDS ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SOUTHWEST COMMUNITIES NIGERIA FROM 6TH TO 9TH AUGUST 2023 AT UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN CONFERENCE CENTER, IBADAN
GREENSPRING MOBILSED YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS FROM FIVE AGENCIES NAMELY FEDERATION OF MUSLIM WOMEN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (FOMWAN); CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (CYON); YOUTH WING CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (YOWICAN) AND CATERING ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN ADVOCATE RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION CENTER (WARDC) ENGAGING WITH THE YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS
BELOW PICTURE DEPICTS THE LAGOS STATE TEAM. FROM RIGHT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0F WOMEN LIBERATION AND A PARTICIPANT FROM CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (CYON) LAGOS STATE
BELOW PICTURE IS LAGOS TEAM WITH DR. ABIOLA- AKIYODE OF WARDC AS WELL AS THE EXECITIVE DIRECTORS OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WOMEN LIBERATION
FOLLOW-UP ON YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS
PICTURES DEPICTING YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS STEPDOWN TRAINING AT NIGERIAN UNION OF TAILORS (NUT) OFFICE ON MONDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2023 ANCHORED BY THE YOUNG WOMAN LEADER REPRESENTING THE NIGERIAN UNION OF TAILORS
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS MISS OSHODI OF THE NUT STEPPING DOWN HER LEARNING ON GBV AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE NUT DURING THEIR MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURE DEPICTS A CROSS SECTION OF MEMBERS AT THE GENERAL MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS FROM THE FIVE AGENCIES ANSWERING ADDRESSING NUT MEMBERS AT THE MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES BELOW DEPICTING YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS STEPDOWN TRAINING ANCHORED BY THE YOUNG WOMAN LEADER, MISS MARY-JANE, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF GIZ/WARDC AGENCY, AT ORIMEDU PALACE, IBEJU-LEKKI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ON 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS MISS MARY-JANE STEPPING DOWN HER LEARNING ON GBV AT THE MONTHLY MEETING OF IYALODE AT ORIMEDU PALACE
PICTURE BELOWDEPICTS MISS MAR-JANE EDUCATING THE IYALODES ON GBV REPORTAGE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS A CROSS SECTION OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAM, YOUNG WOMEN LEADER MARY-JANE AND SOME IYALODES AT THE MEETING
MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES
MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES AT OKO-OBA COMMUNITY
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS GREENSPRING TEAM WITH CRT MEMBERS IN AGROUP PICTURE WITH THE BAALE
PICTURE BELOW FROM LEFT DEPICTS OKO-OBA COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CRT) LEADER, COMRADE FUNMI JOLAOSO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND THE BAALE ENGAGING WITH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION (VAPP) LAW POSTER
MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES AT MAKOKO COMMUNITY
Picture below depicts banner produced as requested by Makoko Community for Community Sensitisation on GBV. Three banners, with the contact the CRT members and GBV information were produced and mounted at 3 strategic locations within Makoko Community
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS COMMUNITY CHIEFS PRESENT AT THE MONTHLY MENTORING MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE EXECUTUVE DIRECTOR OF GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CHIEFS IN THE BAALE’S PALACE DURING THE MONTHLY MENTORING MEETING
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS A CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CRT) MERMBERS AT ONE OF THEIR MONTLY MENTORING MEETING
MONTHLY MONITORING ACTIVITIES AT OTUMARA CRT COMMUNITY
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CRT) IN ONE OF THEIR MEETING IN ILAJE-OTUMARA PALACE
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS THE BAALE, CHIEF AROWOJOLU ADDRESSING THE CRT MEMBERS AND GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT ONE OF THE MONTHLY MENTORING MEETINGS
PICTURE BELOW DEPICTS A GBV SURVIVOR ADDRESSING THE CRT AND GREENSPRING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAMS IN FRONT OF THE PALACE AT THE MONTHLY MEETING
