Women Department
Gender Based Violence and Discrimination in Women
Ajegunle Community Project seeks to create awareness on the violation of women’s human rights, and facilitate the process of eliminating threats grassroots women’s physical, emotional well-being and barriers to their access to quality life in both the family and community.
The primary objective is to equip women with strategies to prevent violation and to influence gender roles that will promote mutual respect; a sense of hope that a woman can live and raise a home in a violent free environment. Specific areas covered are;
- Violence and discrimination
- Trafficking in women
- Domestic violence
- GBVD rights education
- Establishing GBVD women activist group in key segments in the community
- Demonstration Programme on GBV & D through drama
- Democracy and Governance programme
- Skill acquisition and micro-credits
The women department also network with other stakeholders in elimination of Gender Based Violence and Discrimination through its “Help Agencies” on documentation of cases on GBVD. The Help Agencies comprises, of the Nigerian Police, Health workers in Government Hospitals, Journalist, Magistrate Court, Social Welfare offices in Local Government Council etc.
To further archive its objective ACP has donated office tables and chairs to nine Police Stations under Area “B” Police Command for the establishment of “Women Desk” to document cases that are reported to the Station that is related to Gender Based Violence and to give GBVD cases more attention.
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WOMEN IN POLITICS
There has
been growing acceptance of the importance to the society of
active participation of women in decision making. The actual
participation of women in decision making. The actual
participation of women in politics is not significant. In
the National Policy on women, provision for 30% political
positions for women was made. Nevertheless, women do not
represent up to 3% of the political positions.
The under
representation of women in decision making are caused by the
following factors:
§ Lack
of gender sensitive attitude towards women in the society.
§ Unaccountability
of elected officials and political parties for promoting
gender equality and women’s participation in public life;
§ Lack
of social awareness of the importance of balance
participation of women and men in decision-making.
§ Unwillingness
on the part of men to share power.
Ajegunle
Community Project has postulated for Strategies of Effective
Political Campaign and making decision to run for election
which is as follows:
· Be
personally convinced that you have the urge to run
· Reflect
over your decision to run over a period of time, to be truly
convinced.
· Ensure
that you have the qualities of good politician.
· Weigh
the negative and positive sides of politics.
· Be
challenged by the odds and obstacles that you are likely to
meet.
· Put
appropriate strategies in place to check all odds against
you.
· Be
convinced that you can make a difference in the lives of
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY WITH THE THEME: EQUAL RIGHT, EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRESS FOR ALL AT AMUKOKO COMMUNITY HALL
ON 8TH MARCH 2010
The International Women’s Day is traditionally marked with a
message from the Secretary-General of United Nation. Why
dedicate a day exclusively to the celebration of the world's
women? In adopting its resolution on the observance of
Women's Day, the General Assembly cited two reasons: to
recognize the fact that securing peace and social progress
and the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental
freedoms require the active participation, equality and
development of women; and to acknowledge the contribution of
women to the strengthening of international peace and
security.
For the women of the world, the Day's
symbolism has a wider meaning: It is an occasion to review
how far they have come in their struggle for equality, peace
and development. It is also an opportunity to unite, network
and mobilize for meaningful change.
It is against this backdrop the
Ajegunle Community Project (ACP) organized a day
sensitization seminar and street march/rally on the theme:
Equal Rights Equal Opportunities Progress for all as a
unique selling point for women of our generation. When we
talk about equal rights, it means that men and women have
equal right to life, to participate in politic, to
education, to seek loan in banks to do business and women
should not see themselves inferior and they should stand up
and take what belong to them. |
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RALLY ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE LAW
As part of its Advocacy and
sensitization activity AJEGUNLE COMMUNITY PROJECT (ACP)
embarked on a mobile van rally to create awareness on the
recently enacted law on Gender Based Violence by Lagos state
government. The awareness rally attracted communities like,
Ijora Badia, Oyingbo Market, Orile Market, Agboju market,
and boundary Market at Ajegunle.
CLIMATE CHANGE
We are working on
climate change and promoting
individual action to limit human – induced climate
change to ecologically sustainable levels.
Climate change is adding a new challenges to Nigeria’s
development efforts. Overcoming the development challenges
of climate change requires addressing climate change in a
sustainable way. Capacity building is about enhancing the
ability of individuals. Developing educational, training and
awareness activity. ACP is independent organization that
promotes sustainable integrated community development with
rural communities through improving food security,
empowerment of women and the promotion of education and also
growth development strategy by promoting, health,
environmental management and climate change adaptation. |
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