Mr. Utz Johann Pape, Lead Economist of the West Africa-Poverty & Equity of the World Bank Group, chaired the meeting. The participants included the UNICEF, United Nations, Central Bank of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Budget and National…
This session was organized by the NESG in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. During the session, participants affirmed that establishing robust social safety nets for vulnerable populations in Nigeria is not merely a moral obligation…
Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN) Conference in Abuja, The CORN Conference was jointly organized by CORN West Africa and the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR). Its central theme was “Social Protection and Economic Uncertainties in Fragile and…
PAWED WECs which have been active members in the National Gender Committee on Agriculture since 2022 and are now leading voices for women in agriculture attended the 2023 National Retreat of the Gender Committee on agriculture in Lagos from July 6th…
From 8th to 11th October, the CICAD Conference Centre in Dakar, Senegal hosted the 19th Annual Meeting of the Grand Challenges and its partners. This prestigious event brought together distinguished global researchers, innovation and R&D funders, and policymakers from over 75…
The Partnership for Advancing Women in Economic Development (PAWED) led by the President, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, WIMBIZ, Ms Hansatu Adegbite, was supported by the dRPC to attend the 2023 Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda. PAWED…
The Michael Imodu institute of Labour Studies, Nigeria’s only national labour training Institute, a WEE Champion agency under the PAWED project, requested the dRPC for technical support to develop the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan with a focus on formalizing and strengthen…
Through the PAWED project funded by BMGF, the Women’s Economic Empowerment Monitoring and Evaluation policy was launched and piloted by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as an accountability tool for WEE projects and initiatives. Following on from this,…
The Partnership for Advancing Women in Economic Development, PAWED, through our WECs participated in FGDs and meetings channelling the lived experiences of women into the validation process and launch of the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy and Action Plan…
