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NGOs Participation on Arms Trade Treaty
On behalf of 15 Asian and African non-governmental organisations (NGOs), we welcome the decision at the 4th Conference of States Parties (CSP4) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that the administration of the ATT sponsorship programme should be entrusted to the ATT Secretariat from the CSP4. Our members have been closely involved in supporting the establishment of the Arms Trade Treaty since 2000 and …
The Gender Dimensions of Social Conflict, Armed Violence And Peace Building
There is a general belief there is a connection between gender and war-making. In trying to analyse this and come up with concrete evidence to affirm or dispel this assumption, a team of researchers came together in this project to investigate the link between gender and (violent) social conflict from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on…
Shining Hope for Communities
By Kennedy Odede, Founder & CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a non-profit grassroots organisation combating extreme poverty and gender inequity in Kenya. A decade ago, with just a 20-cent soccer ball and a group of young people that demanded change, I created a movement. I did not have a formal education, a fancy…
Curriculum Development and Review
UNESCO and the Council of Europe, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Organization of American States have jointly produced a new publication titled Curriculum Development and Review for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education. Education for democratic citizenship and human rights education…
Education for the 21st Century
Since its creation in 1945, UNESCO’s mission has been to contribute to the building of peace, poverty eradication, lasting development and intercultural dialogue, with education as one of its principal activities to achieve this aim. The Organization is committed to a holistic and humanistic vision of quality education worldwide, the realization of everyone’s right to,,,
Hospital Equipment Post Implementation Review
Japan Embassy and Women's Right to Education Programme (WREP) 17th May, 2018
Still after two years of the project implementation, Beneficiaries and Donor were satisfied and pleased with the Outcome… @WREP we Effectively and Reliably commit Resources to the best use to provide Value}.
UNICEF G4G KFW Project in Adamawa State
WREP is currently implementing a UNICEF G4G KFW project in Adamawa State titled: Inclusion of Life skills and Citizenship education in school plans through Girls for Girls initiative in the Resilience Integrated Education Programming for Children in Northeast Nigeria. The aim of G4G is to create a platform for empowering girls with knowledge, skills and confidence to exercise the right to enrol and…
62 Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
REPORT – Men are often perceived as the “real” farmers and receive a greater proportion of technical assistance thereby illustrating the gender gaps between men and women in the Agricultural sector in Nigeria. Most times, women and girls are sidelined as chains become more formalized, or they can be inhibited from participating in developed chains controlled by men…
Women Lead Agriculture in Nigeria Project
The overall goal of the Women Lead in Agriculture project is the strengthening of existing and emerging women mobilization platforms and small holder women farmers associations for sustainable organizing for change and policy influencing in the Agricultural sector. Small holder women farmers constitute a large percentage of agriculture labour force but they lack access to…
Increasing the Access of Girl-Child to Quality Education in Wukari
WREP is implementing a project titled “Increasing the access of girl –child to quality education in Wukari and Takum LGAs in Taraba state, North East, Nigeria”, with support from the TY Danjuma Foundation. A large part of the Nigerian population made up of mostly women and girls lack basic education…
WREP visit to Mbalom Council Ward, Benue May 19, 2018
WREP visit to Mbalom Council Ward, Benue The Ukpor, Ayar-Mbalom Community, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State (about 280km round trip from Makurdi) with a population of 16,770 as at 2017 is situated about 90kms away from the Igbor Junction along, the Makurdi– Aliade Road. The community has…