by adminPROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
This project which is a sub-grant award is expected to run from June 2022 through October 2022. FIDA Nigeria as part of activities aimed at promoting women, youth and PWD inclusion in key democratic and governance processes observed the participation of women, women with disabilities and other vulnerable groups at the Osun Governorship Elections using technological solutions provided through the development and scripting of monitoring tools and election day incident forms.
FIDA is also embarking on media campaigns sensitizing women and vulnerable groups on the need for exercising their civic duties and franchise using various online media platforms amongst other activities. Project Outcomes Improved participation of women & women with disabilities in the electoral process through mass sensitization Perpetrators of electoral violence are identified, arrested, and prosecuted in line with FIDA strategic engagements with INEC & the Nigeria Police Improved monitoring of the elections by trained observers.
Project supported by Goree Institute and European Union
by adminSTRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT
Our focus is aimed at strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations towards improving local engagements with key stakeholders within two component areas on countering trafficking in persons and providing effective prevention & response on issues of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Child Early Forced Marriage.
The project is implemented across six states namely Bauchi, FCT, Katsina, Delta, Osun, and Ebonyi State. Some of the activities implemented on this project include a Project Inception Meeting, mapping of 24 communities for project intervention, and NEEDS assessment for 30 Civil Society Organizations. Community Inception meetings were held in 24 communities, and the development of formative research on best practices in curbing SGBV &CEFM. Capacity Building workshop for Civil Society Organizations on SGBV & CEFM Prevention & Response Capacity Building workshop for Traditional & Faith Leaders as SGBV & CEFM advocates & Paralegals Capacity Building for Prosecutors & Judicial Officers on countering trafficking in persons Mentorship & Coaching Sessions for Civil Society Organisations & Traditional Leaders Legal & Psycho-social support for GBV Survivors Bi-annual Coordination Meeting on SGBV & CEFM Stakeholders.
Results/Outcomes of activities implemented: Strengthened capacity of 30 Civil Society Organisations in providing effective prevention and response mechanisms on Sexual & Gender-Based Violence, Child & Early Forced Marriage cases. Improved capacities of Traditional & Religious Leaders to institutionalize bye-laws and serve as advocates & paralegals on SGBV issues in 24 local communities across Nigeria. Strengthened capacity of Judges, Magistrates & Prosecutors in countering trafficking in persons. Project supported by USAID/ Palladium for a period of Five years in Bauchi, Katsina, Delta, FCT, Ebonyi, and Osun State.
by adminACTION AID WE-YOU PRO PROJECT
FIDA Nigeria as resource partner under the ActionAid Elections work under Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) Programme is managing the implementation of the Innovation Campaign component of the Campaign for inclusion of women and young people in political and governance processes (We-YOU Pro) project in FCT-Abuja.
The 3-month project is aimed at contributing to an inclusive and responsive democratic process and outcomes through citizens’ led actions toward the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
Under this partnership, FIDA Nigeria will implement innovative campaigns and strategies to engender an inclusive decision-making political process that reflects the priorities of the young people and women, and to strengthen the capacities of young people and women on campaign strategies, policy and influencing towards taking leadership positions to drive positive change ahead of the 2023 elections.
by adminPALLADIUM SCALE PROJECT
FIDA Nigeria as a resource partner under the Palladium Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) Project is managing the implementation of SCALE components 4 and 5 under the project.
The project presents an opportunity for FIDA to continue its work and scale up its operations, particularly in advocating for gender and child-centric protection legislation against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV); Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM); Trafficking in Persons, as well as policy campaigns and sensitization activities across communities on issues affecting women, children and persons with disabilities at the state and federal levels.
Under this 1-year renewable program, FIDA will work with stakeholders to address social norms that encourage Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) in the community; and empower (through capacity building) community paralegals to respond to incidences of SGBV, CEFM, and trafficking in persons.
by adminSTRENGTHENING COLLABORATION AMONGST CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTORS TO DEEPEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARCHITECTURE TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACJA/AC
FIDA Nigeria has been involved in strengthening Collaboration amongst Criminal Justice Actors to deepen The Criminal Justice Architecture to Ensure the Effective Implementation of the ACJA/ACJLs and its compatibility with Anticorruption Laws. This three-year intervention is implemented in six states namely Rivers, FCT, Bayelsa, Kano, Ekiti & Anambra Status of Project Activities Implemented: Sensitization campaigns through scripting, production, and airing Jingles on the ACJA/ L in the 6 project states inclusive of FCT. Sensitization campaigns in six communities across the project states on the ACJA/L through simplified copies of the Laws which were held between February – March 2022.
Continuous Legal Education training was held in April 2022 across the six project states including the Federal Capital Territory. Technical support provided to the respective Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committees in the six project State Project Outcomes: Improved knowledge of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act & the respective Laws in the focal states of our Macarthur Foundation-funded intervention namely Rivers, FCT, Ekiti, Anambra, Bayelsa & Kano states. This has been made possible through simplified copies of the laws, and the airing of radio jingles in local languages. Enhanced understanding of Anti-corruption legal frameworks by Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committees, Increased knowledge on Administration of the Criminal Justice Act/ respective Laws and Anti-corruption legal frameworks by Criminal Justice Actors
Project supported by MacArthur Foundation for a period of Three years (October 2021 – September 2024) in Anambra, Kano, Bayelsa, FCT, Ekiti, and Rivers State.
by adminFORD FOUNDATION
- Work with Gatekeepers including Women Leaders, Youth, Religious Leaders and Traditional Rulers to Address Social Norms that Negatively Affect the Status of Women and Entrench Violence Against Women And Girls: The project is aimed at mitigating the incidence of GBV in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 2 communities/Local Government Areas each of Ekiti, Lagos, and Plateau states by altering the social norms, beliefs and traditional practices in the target communities through community-led change.
by adminTHE EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND
Mitigation of Gender Based Violence through the Training of Community Paralegals in the Federal Capital Territory: The project will be implemented in two communities each of Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari and Kuje area councils. It is designed to train 10 women in each of the aforementioned area councils on basic human rights principles and the protection offered to women and girls in the VAPP Act.
by adminAction Aid
As part of efforts to promote and protect the rights of Women and Girls in Nigeria, FIDA Nigeria, with funding from @ActionAidNigeria through the Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria Project, announces the commencement of a 5-year Project in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with focus on capacity building of networks, groups, associations and movements of women’s organization to create cultural, political and legislative change with a view to achieving increased effectiveness of sub-national, national and platform, networks and alliances to affect policy, legal and social change in Nigeria. This project is fully supported by Global Affairs Canada.@CanHCNigeria
by adminUN SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE (UNSI)
FIDA Nigeria is a selected UN Women implementing partner on the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the European Union and the United Nations (EU-UN) Agencies to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. The Initiative seeks to respond to all forms of violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, by beaming a spotlight on these existential issues, while placing it at the centre of a collective drive for gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
FIDA Nigeria has been assigned to work on Outcome 1: Legislative and policy frameworks, based on evidence and in line with international human rights standards, on all forms of violence against women and girls and harmful practices are in place and translated into plans; and Outcome 2: National and sub-national systems and institutions plan, fund and deliver evidence-based programmes that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls and harmful practices, including in other sectors in the FCT, Sokoto, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Lagos and Cross Rivers states.
by adminENABLING CAPACITY FOR THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACJA – THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION PROJECT
Across the branches of FIDA Nigeria, the MacArthur Foundation supported the Enabling Capacity for the adoption and implementation of the ACJA, 2015. The project spans from 2017-2020.
The project aimed at building the capacity of FIDA members in the criminal justice sector across the state through Continuing Legal Education workshops to engage and improve the Nigeria Criminal Justice Sector thus enhancing access to justice for the indigent women and children.
TRAINING OF TRAINERS
OTHER STATES
The project also seeks to provide educational and technical support to the state houses of assembly yet to adopt the ACJA, 2015.