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Esther Ibanga (born 31 March 1961 [1]) is a Nigerian pastor and founder of the "Women Without Walls Initiative". She won the 32nd Niwano Peace Prize for promoting peace among people of different ethnic groups and religions in Jos, Nigeria. [2]
The ‘Middle Belt’ region of Nigeria refers to the imprecise dividing line between a mostly Muslim north and the mainly Christian south. [4] Surrounded by divergent religious, economic, and cultural histories, the middle belt has been the melting pot where small and large ethno-religious groups in Nigeria have long coexisted, but where they have also increasingly collided over land ...
Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi is a Nigerian lawyer and civil rights activist. [1] She is the founding Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), a non-governmental maternal and reproductive health advocacy organization which major objective is to promote women's rights, human rights, governance and rule of law.
The Women, Peace and Security Index (WPS) scores and ranks countries in terms of women's security, justice, and inclusion. [1] The index is widely used to compare countries as well as their development trends over time.
For 16 months, she led the crafting the peace process with 100 elders and three mediators. [9] She then was also the lead mediator in a peace process in Kaduna State, Nigeria. [9] It led to the signing of the 2016 Kafanchan Peace Declaration by 29 ethnic communities. [9] Nderitu was the lead mediator in a peace process in Southern Plateau ...
David Oyelowo is using the power of creative arts to uplift young women in Nigeria — and his efforts are part of a growing movement backed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.. The Selma and ...
National Council of Women's Societies, also known by its acronym NCWS, is a Nigerian non-governmental and non-partisan women's organization composed of a network of independent women organizations in Nigeria binding together to use NCWS' platform to advocate gender welfare issues to the government and society.
The organization's interest concerns women's liberation, equality and social justice in Nigeria. [1] WIN is different from early women's groups in Nigeria because it affirms the belief that women's rights cannot be secured without addressing the broader issue of human rights (for both men and women) in an oppressive society.