dRPC's Executive Director Judith-Ann Walker (PhD) presents research report on poverty dynamics and social assistance amidst intersecting crises in Nigeria to the Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. 29th May 2025

Dissemination of dRPC Girls Education and Empowerment Reports in collaboration with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education, at the African Union (AU) 1st Pan African Conference on Women and Girls Education - 2nd -5th July 2024

Judith- Ann Walker, Executive Director, dRPC, at a 3-day workshop on Supporting Sustainable Social Protection, Participation, and Economic Resilience in North East( SEPIN SUSI) in Abuja organised by GIZ and supported by the dRPC

Barrister Festus Kayamo and Comrade Isa Aremu, addressing Women leaders at dRPC's women's economic empowerment Women's Cooperatives training Workshop

dRPC supports 40 young girls to run home based ECCD Centres in Kano and Jigawa States

Bill Gates meets with heads of leading Nigerian CSOs

Vice- Chairpersons of Adamawa State LG Councils at a workshop organised by GIZ and supported by the dRPC on Supporting Sustainable Social Protection , Participation, and Economic Resileince in North East (SEPIN SUSI) in Abuja

With Ford Foundation support the dRPC Convenes pre-conference panel on Safe Schools and Girls' Education in West Africa at African Union, African Girls Summit

BASIC CPAN, IDS Sussex Research Team conducting Social Assistance and Chronic Poverty Research at IDP camp in Abuja

dRPC trains 30 Hisbah Commanders from 6 Northwestern states on their role protecting women and girls from Gender Based Violence in line with 16 days of activism to end GBV

dRPC trains and supports Zamfara CSO coalition to conduct advocacy on school safety

dRPC Nigeria strengthens regional partnership with Trust Africa in Dakar, Senegal

Skills4Girls4Life Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Curriculum Development, dRPC

dRPC supports NIPSS to convene high level dialogue on health sector service delivery within the PHC system

HRH Gidado Farfaru, the Magaji of Zandam addressing the AU Monitoring Team and a cross section of Religious and Traditional Leaders during the AU Interactive Session with CSOs, Traditional and Religious Leaders in Abuja, Nigeria

dRPC-PAWED disseminates Policy Briefs on WEE in the export sector with Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and the Delegation of German Chamber of Commerce in attendance

Interview with the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oyo State, Traditional Leaders Research Project, dRPC/University of Leiden, Netherlands

School Evacuation Drills at dRPC supported girls' school in Adamawa State, Training convened by HARAF

Ford Foundation funded dRPC Consultative Meeting of Muslim Opinion Leaders on Sexual Violence and Children Born out of War in the Northeast

dRPC/Oxford University implemented Responsibility to Report project, Government the Netherlands (regering van nederland) funded

WHY WORK WITH US?

30 years of Impact!

Over 30 years of experience in the following.

CSO Strengthening

Capacity building for civil society organizations and leadership development

Mobilizing CSOs for Policy Advocacy

Action, participatory, operational, formative, MEAL

Women's Leadership in Economic Development

Muslims Opinion Leaders

Working with MOL's for gender inclusive

GBV Prevention and Response work

Central to our work

Partnership & Network Building

Creating partnerships and networking

Aid Localization and International Development Corporation

Work with Girls and Girls' Education

Social Protection

Recent Activities

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Islamic leaders must speak up against violence against women — Emir of Dutse

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Understanding Women’s Role in Cocoa Farming and Environmental Conservation: dRPC, MINILS, AWITA engage women cocoa farmers in Ondo State.

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GBV: Sharia Court Judges’ Attitude Shift towards Gender Justice for GBV Survivors through Reforms in Kano, Kaduna States

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Humanitarian Minister to implement findings of the dRPC-CPAN research on poverty in Nigeria

Why Choose Us

Our Impact

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What our Community says about us

dRPC has made a demonstrated positive impact on access to quality education for girls in Nigeria. Their efforts continuing into 2025 will continue to ensure that no girl is left behind.

GCE-US

Global Coalition on Education

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to dRPC for their unwavering commitment and dedication to advocacy efforts in the Nigerian healthcare space. Your commitment to collaboration and partnership has further strengthened the impact of your advocacy work. Furthermore, by forging alliances with stakeholders from various sectors, you have fostered a supportive environment that amplifies your voice and helps drive meaningful change. These have continued to positively impact countless lives and serve as an inspiration to us all. Here's wishing dRPC more giant strides in advancing healthcare access, quality and equity.

Maj Gen (Dr) Shina Ogunbiyi,* mni, FNAMed

Project Director, AANI-PAS, Lagos

The dRPC has 31 years of engaging with and building the capacity of people-facing communities within civil society, government and the private sector, working together or sometimes tackling challenges on their own.

Dr Salma Anas Ibrahim Kolo

Special Adviser Health to Nigeria’s President,

The work of dRPC in research and women’s economic empowerment has been instrumental in national development. I commend and recommend them as worthy partners of progress and appreciate their work, which is instrumental to the developmental sector.