I was only eight years old when I recognized the power of development communication. Every Saturday morning, a radio drama titled “Abule Oloke Merin” (“The Village of Four Floors”) would play from the stereo in our living room. This radio drama was produced by a nonprofit organization committed to...
The Advance: Women Political Participation in Nigeria Project recently held a two-day capacity-building workshop for media professionals in Lagos State. The training was designed to equip media practitioners with the tools to positively portray female politicians and promote women’s...
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...
Gone were the days, gender-based violence seemed far. These days almost every girl or woman you meet has at a point in time been a victim of abuse.Gender-based violence is defined as any form of a harmful act perpetrated against a person’s will. GBV can be physical, sexual, emotional,...