There are many organizations supporting women and promoting equality and fairness in wages, in behaviour, and with opportunities that have spent years putting women’s rights at the forefront of their missions.
Five local and five international NGOs supporting women and promoting equality and fairness.
AWP Network: AWP, which stands for African Women Power Network and was founded by Mary Olushoga, is one of the premier forums for African businesses.
The AWP Network Agropreneur Project, for example, is a training program that helps women farmers develop their business abilities, increase farming output, and increase household income.
The AWP Network also announced the commencement of the DREAM project, a pitch competition for Lagos State secondary school students.
Female In Nigeria (FIN)
Lola Omolola created the online community in 2015, and it now has over 200,000 members. FIN is a safe haven for women on the internet. The hashtag #BeingFemaleinNigeria trended on Twitter, prompting the formation of the club. Nigerian women can use the online group to convey the nuances of their shared struggles.
The organization is currently utilizing its extremely powerful platform to investigate the disappearance of Charity Aiyedogbon, a woman who went missing in May 2016.
DAWN
The Diaspora African Women’s Network (DAWN), formed by Semhar Araia, promotes talented African diaspora women and girls who are interested in African issues. The DAWNERS are members of this organization.
Mirabel Rape Crisis Center: The Mirabel Center is a Partnership for Justice program founded by Itoto Eze-Anabais. The charity helps rape and sexual assault victims. Survivors of sexual violence can get free forensic, medical, legal, and counselling services at the facility.
She Leads Africa
SheLeads Africa was formed by Yasmin Belo-Osagie and Afua Osei with the goal of supporting the next generation of African women entrepreneurs.
The Entrepreneur Showcase, the organization’s premier program, highlights women who are driving Africa’s growth via leadership, commerce, and innovation.
Participants compete for cash awards of $15,000, media coverage in worldwide news outlets, and private meetings with leading investors at this event.
WOMEN’S GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT FUND
This advocacy group has been empowering underprivileged Ugandan women since 2007 by providing business training and microloans to assist them to achieve professional independence. Five women linked with WGEF’s programs ran for—and won—political office in 2016 as a result of the organization’s contributions.
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
The goal of this legal consortium, which has had an impact on local and international laws, is to support a woman’s freedom to make decisions about her own body.
They’ve influenced reproductive health policies in Asia, Africa, and the United States, as well as bringing attention to an oppressive abortion restriction in El Salvador that has resulted in women being imprisoned for stillbirths. Several women have been released from prison as a result of their efforts on behalf of “Las 17,” a group of 17 Salvadoran women accused of having abortions.
WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
This non-profit aims to assist women who have been displaced or disenfranchised as a result of conflict and oppression in eight different countries, including Iraq and Rwanda. Many of their initiatives are centred on education, such as organizing classes and connecting graduates with job possibilities.
The organization is now providing psychosocial and educational resources to Syrian women in Iraq’s Kurdistan area, with an aim of reaching over 3000 women over the next three years.
SCHOOL GIRLS UNITE
This non-profit works to eliminate discrimination against young women in poor nations when it comes to education. Only one out of every four girls in Mali, Africa, completes seventh grade. School Girls Unite pays for their education, often for as little as $75 per child, and then follows up with them to urge them to finish.
TIME’S UP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Women have found it difficult to speak up about sexual harassment in the workplace because of the personal and professional ramifications. They keep quiet out of fear of being shunned. Furthermore, legal action might be costly.
The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, which is backed by the National Women’s Law Center, aims to offer legal support to women who are fighting harassment in court. In just two months, organizers have received 1700 requests from all over the world, including the United States, Kenya, and Kuwait.
