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Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: PO Box 532
- Office Location: 10 Arakan Road, Nassarawa GRA, Kano
- Region *: Kano
- Country *: Nigeria
- City *: Kano
- Telephone *: +2347033418288
- Fax :
- Email *: Amina.hanga@iwei-ng.org
- Website *: www.iwei-ng.org
Activities
- Vision *: Peaceful, healthy, empowered communities with social justice for women, youth and children to fully develop their potential
- Mission *: IWEI seeks to transform the society by enabling women, youth and children escape the cycle of poverty and ignorance mostly fostered by harmful traditional practices, by attaining a state of wellbeing and having a voice through innovative, qualitative and sustainable empowerment programmes
- Thematic Areas *: Human Rights / Droits de l’Homme
- Target Group: National / Nationale,Community / Communauté
- Key Objectives *: Improving access and quality of education and economic opportunities for rural and low income urban adolescent girls – married or at risk of early marriage in Northern Nigeria To economically empower women and adolescent girls through the provision of income generating activities, facilitating linkage to markets and microfinance To promote safe communities by ensuring access to justice, security and peace for the poor and vulnerable – women and children and persons with disabilities To improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age, Adolescents and children under 5 years of age
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Health: about 16,000 persons reached through health and nutrition interventions. 84% of this population of beneficiaries are women and children. Girls empowerment :3424 Girls have benefitted from various forms of interventions ranging from training of trainers to safe spaces and several types of interventions geared towards adolescent girls. In addition, there was construction and renovation of 3 sets of toilets, 50 class room desk and water sources provided. Human Rights and Legal Empowerment: Over 12,400 persons have benefitted from legal awareness sessions, leadership trainings for community leaders , legal aid services by community based paralegals and lawyers. Economic empowerment - Over 8000 women have benefitted from various economic empowerment & vocational skills.
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 12
- List Expertise of Board Members *: Lawyers, medical, development workers, civil service
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Amina Hanga
- Name of Contact Person *: Amina Hanga
- Position of Contact Person *: Executive Secretary
- Number of Staff *: 9
- Number of Males *: 4
- Number of Females *: 5