Every 10 minutes around the world, a woman is killed. It is critical that we all sit with that for a minute and consider the implications of that reality. There are 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day, which means that EVERY day, cumulatively around the world, 144 – One hundred and...
The smile on the faces of these new Adire business owners says it all!As a women-led organisation, women empowerment is core to us at ARDAWe recently supported @shimmers_services in empowering 16 women in the Oworoshoki community, kosofe LGA, Lagos State. The women were trained on how to make...
In a remarkable step towards fostering resilience, stability, and lasting peace in Borno State, the ARDA-WE LEAP project, spearheaded by ARDA Development Communication in collaboration with Youth Integrated for Positive Development Initiative (YIPDI), is making significant strides in empowering...
GentiMedia recently hosted a captivating exploration of language and storytelling in radio dramas at the renowned Goethe-Institut Nigeria. The event, which took place on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, featured ARDA DCI and other esteemed industry leaders, making it an unforgettable journey into the...
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half its citizens.”- Michelle Obama Empowering women is the bedrock of attaining a sustainable future and it is key to the development of any community. Now more than ever, key...
In celebration of the #InternationalWomensDay today, ARDA produced a short video documentary highlighting the contributions of women in 6 NorthCentral and North West States in promoting peace under the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) project. Some of them have also shared how digital...
One of the grants we received in quick succession last year was for our Open Arms project funded by Grand Challenges Canada. The project is an adaptive triage service for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence response, information, counseling, and referral services through mobile technology. The...
The CIPP season 1 social media campaign theme song, “Jita Jita” by @freshemir in collaboration with ARDA, is still making waves as it got featured on an international website, Cyber Peace Institute. Since its release in April 2021. The song has attracted over 165,000 views on the video-sharing...
ARDA has been incredibly busy in the past few months. We have been diligently working on a number of different projects aimed at promoting positive social change through effective communication strategies. The progress made through the CIPP project is something that fills us with pride. The team...
ARDA is particularly excited about this project because it is an idea that was birthed a while ago to fill the gap in producing riveting movies that call attention to development issues in an educative and entertaining manner. ARDA has always remained committed to issues that affect women and so...