An Advocacy Visit to National Orientation Agency

Photo from left to right: Blessing Ejeh, PO HWD, Esther Akoh Assistant Director of Public enlightenment and Mass Mobilization Department, NOA, Blessing Sani, CO HWD, Adetutu Oshagbami, FO HWD and Oby Kechere Head of Community Theatre NOA. The HWD team went on an advocacy visit to National Orientation Agency to discuss on our research findings[…]

Research on Career Barriers and Workplace Sexual Harassment against Young Women in FCT, Abuja

HEIR Women Development shared the findings from her self investigative research at the validation meeting held in Abuja yesterday 26th January 2022. The research is one of the activities under the project; Career Barriers and Workplace Sexual Harassment against Young Women in the FCT with support from Ford Foundation. This is lauded by Ford Foundation[…]

Violence against Women; A Major Limiting Factor to Societal Growth

Studies by UNPA show 3 in every 10 Nigerian women have suffered physical violence by age 15. This violence includes battering by a partner. In addition, 30% of women between the ages of 15-49 have been sexually abused. 43% of girls in Nigeria get married against their will before they turn 18 and 17% before[…]

Self Defence Training – A must for young women and girls.

HEIR Women Development and TechHerNG partnered to deliver a unique self defence training session for women and girls in the FCT. Watch a clip on our youtube channel Read more about this on Blueprint Newspaper    Connect with us through other social media platforms on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. It is @heirwoman