Women Educators of Nigeria
Information on the purpose of your organization
We exist to mobilize, co-ordinate, facilitate, and advocate on education and women issues. WEAN also seeks to provide mechanism for gender balance and grassroots citizenry involvement
particularly women in effective service delivery and utilization.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
Realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will make a crucial contribution to progress across board (in the SDGs and targets), Women Education Association of Nigeria has been involved in series of relevant activities such as:
- Grant in aid to female pupils/students in vulnerable situations including those with disabilities to promote women's and girls' access to quality education.
- engaging government through lobbying, advocacy and dialogue to address the unfinished business of 35% affirmative action for women in both elective and appointive offices.
- scholarship scheme for female students studying french for effective positioning of women in regional trade and integration
- capacity building of female politicians.
Information on activities at the national or international levels
- scholarship scheme for female students in selected secondary schools in Ghana and Nigeria
- Functional french literacy program for market women in Nigeria in collaboration with Rivers State Senior Secondary Secondary Schools Board through Women Education Center in Nigeria,
- Establishment of vocational/entrepreneurship development club in collaboration with School Based Management Committees in primary and secondary schools at the sub-national level.
- conduct gender sensitive peer review in local government and validation exercise through the assessment of the citizenry's perception of the quality of governance from the gender perspective.
- sensitisation on the domestication of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), National Program of Actions (NPoA) in governance at the sub-national (local government) level
- tracking og government funding on education
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
YES -
AuditedaccountsWEAN2013.pdf
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
Board of Trustees:-
Sylvia Briggs-President/CEO
Magaret Benibo-Secretary
Dr. Eleona Amachree-Member
Lady Emma Obunge-Member
Board of Directors:-
Professor Christiana Omoifo-Mobilization Director
Professor Charity Oresanya- National Coordinator
Dr. Biobele Briggs- Director Project
Lilian Davies- Financial Controller
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
21205061.pdf
