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Adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria: financial inclusion and entrepreneurship opportunities profile
2013Globally, adolescent girls are often marginalised and disengaged from both local and national decision-making, leaving them isolated and powerless to affect change. Without opportunities, girls are more vulnerable to becoming disillusioned, which can lead to risky behaviour and exploitation. Yet, information on adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria is minimal.DocumentSafe spaces prototyping: a human-centered design approach
2014Emerging from a human-centered project involving 32 girl co-designers in Nigeria, this guidebook for prototyping the establishment of safe spaces for women and girls began by listening to the girls and some of the people in their lives.DocumentPoverty and gender inequality in asset ownership among households in Southern Nigeria
2014This study concerns gender inequality in the ownership of certain assets among households in Southern Nigeria. With the aid of a structured questionnaire, data were obtained from 60 households using the multistage sampling technique. Results of the analysis are presented using histograms.DocumentJoint submission by LGBTI organisations in Nigeria to the second Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria
UN Human Rights Council, 2013Homosexual behaviour, expression and activities, is still a criminal offence in Nigeria. Law enforcers systematically arrest persons for same-sex sexual activities deemed an ‘unnatural offense’ under Nigerian penal and criminal codes.DocumentThe African renaissance and the future young women and girls want: our commitments, priorities and recommendations
UN Women, 2014This is a statement on ‘the future we want’ was made by young women and girls from 14 African countries that convened at the Young Women’s Forum (January 2014).DocumentRising through the ranks: a young woman's guide to leadership and political party engagement
National Democratic Institute, 2011Despite the fact that women make up the majority of the world’s population, they remain under-represented in politics and in leadership positions in virtually all sectors. Political parties are one of the key mechanisms through which women can advance their political aspirations and meaningfully take on leadership roles.DocumentAge Demands Action campaign manual
HelpAge International, 2014This campaign training manual aims to strengthen older people’s knowledge, skills and confidence to grow as campaigners and change their communities and societies for the better. Contents are available as individual sections to download:Document#BringBackOurGirls: a joint op-ed on the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Nigeria
UN Women, 2014This op-ed is about the unthinkable nightmare endured by the 200 schoolgirls who were seized in the night by armed men dressed as soldiers who said they were there to protect them. In reality, the men were militant extremists who kidnapped them, and set their boarding school on fire. At this time, the girls’ whereabouts continue to be unknown.DocumentSocial networks and micro finance
Centre for Micro Finance, India, 2012This summary reviews a number of studies that deal with the issues of social networks and finance, the role of informal institutions within networks and econometrics of studying social networks.DocumentImplementation of a women-based community driven development (CDD) programme in Tamil Nadu: the Pudhu Vaazhvu Project (PVP)
Centre for Micro Finance, India, 2014Community Driven Development (CDD) approach is a developmental model that operates on the principle of “community takes control of the development process, resources and decision making authority.” This case study examines one CDD project in southern India, called the Pudhu Vaazhvu Project (PVP).Pages