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Women Initiatives for Peace and Good Governance (WIPGG)

P.O.Box 6134; 99 Upper New Market Road
Onitsha Anambra State
Nigeria

Kontaktperson: Ifeoma Okelo

+2348033223540; +234 901 749 6050
wipgg@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/WIPGGNIGERIA/?ref=page_internal
http://www.wipgg.org/

Themenbereiche

  • Gemeinschaft, Gemeindeprojekt
  • Friedenspolitik
  • Frauenpolitik/feministisches Projekt
  • Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten

Über uns

Women Initiatives for Peace and Good Governance (WIPGG) was founded in response to the demands of grassroots mothers to their information needs on various developmental issues particularly governance, peace, and gender related inequality.

WIPGG overall goal aims at ensuring sustainable development in our society through promotion of peace... and good governance.

The organization is a local organization that works directly in some grassroots communities of Nigeria. Its activities centers around increasing awareness and capacities of local political decision makers/CBOs to implement Government policies aimed at reducing gender inequalities and supporting rural young mothers economic empowerment, strengthen community peace and conflict management and enhancing improved public service delivery (water and sanitation etc.) in the grassroots.

Its thematic focus is on:
• Peace
• Good Governance
• Women’s Economic Empowerment/Political Participation

Aims and Objectives:
• To create awareness of good governance at the grassroot.
• To empower/mobilize communities with knowledge to enable them to participate fully in governance and development
• To advocate/sensitize for peaceful co-existence of members of the community to prevent armed violence.
• To track and monitor the implementation of development projects at the local level.
• To train CBOs on budget transparency, accountability, and participation.
• To network and exchange information with other organizations that are interested in issues relevant to women and development.

WIPGG will achieve the above-mentioned activities through:
• Advocacy/Lobbying
• Community sensitization/Awareness creation
• Training and Education
• Networking
• Research and Data collection.

For other net participants we can offer overnight facilities and an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.