Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization (WISA)

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The Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization (WISA) was established in 2004 in Nigeria to promote women's rights, gender equality and sustainable empowerment for poor and marginalised women, children and youth.

Vision
Giving hope, assurance and restoration to our rural poor women, youth and children through ascertain empowerment.

Main areas of work:
Education, Health, Human Rights & Justice, Poverty, Safety & Security, Sustainability

Our Objectives
• Promoting women’s, gender equality and sustainable for poor and excluded women and children
• Advocating for women empowerment
• To develop personal growth through education and social programming in a safe environment
• To promote maternal health and reduce child mortality, TB, HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other health disease
• To advocate for women’s participation in decision making and good governance
• To advocate for increase efforts to change social norms, practices and attitudes that prevent women from going to school and will continue to build family and community support to ensure that women enroll and complete their education
• To improve on applying strategic approach to expand opportunities for non-formal education focus on life skills training for out-of-school youth, orphans and women. it serves two purposes: It motivates girls to delay marriage and childbearing and to continue their education, and it also gives them means to earn a livelihood.

How we work
• The organisation works mainly through community facilitators and volunteers in our target communities. Our strategy of working through partnership is intended to build the capacity of staff, supporting innovation and ensuring that the funding we received from donors meets the needs of the target beneficiaries and is culturally relevant. We partner/collaborate with local, state and national government agencies to enhance sustainability of our projects.
• The organization also seeks collaborations/partnerships with international agencies working in the target areas. The important component of the organization’s work is the dedication to documenting and analyzing of the projects we receive funding to assist in strengthening our future dealings with donor agencies, and assist in influencing policies and practice in the areas we operate.

Alice E. Udoh is the Executive Director of Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization (WISO).

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