The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, Wednesday noted that the UK government has launched a $100 million program through the First Bank of Nigeria as direct funding to women-owned enterprises in Nigeria. Laing revealed this commitment at…
PAWED utilized art to advocate policymakers and donors, and IPs present at the Gender Summit to increase insight into WEE. All eight artworks were strategically displayed in the exhibition hall. Beneath each artwork, PAWED included a poster presentation with data…
Background -The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Federal Ministry of Women Affairs parastatal, in collaboration with PAWED, the National Association of Female Builders, and Procter and Gamble, organized a 1-day Advocacy and Communication Training to build the capacities of…
PAWED partner New Faces New Voices has organized press conferences in Kano and Lagos on the absence of funding for WEE in the 2023 budget in Lagos and Kano states. New Faces New Voces is an organization of professional women…
Background –WIMBIZ- (Women in Management, Business, and Public Service) conducted its 21st Annual Hybrid Conference, which drew over 2,000 attendees from Africa and around the world. The WIMBIZ 21st Annual Conference marked the organization’s transition to the next phase while…
Introduction: PAWED partner NECA Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) convened its annual conference for women entrepreneurs. NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) is a platform under the aegis of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association to promote and nurture entrepreneurship amongst…
Introduction: PAWED partner is hosting a sensitization workshop on gender-based violence in the marketplace as part of the ongoing 16 days of activism against gender-based violence as well educate the market women on advocacy and communication to policymakers. This is…
The event, with the theme “The political economy of health; investing in the future of Nigeria,” aimed to provide a high-level platform for key stakeholders in policy, governance, economics, and healthcare to discuss the factors that influence Nigeria’s health policies.…
The President presented the proposed 2023 budget to the National Assembly on the 7th of October 2022. PAS observed it and did a quick analysis of the health budget. A few points to note: The health budget increased by 42.6%…
