S/N

Federal Memoranda

Total Number Presented

Type of Memo

Stepped Down

Action

Noting

1

FMWA (W&GA)

6

6

0

0

2.

FMWA (CDD)

4

4

0

0

3.

FMWA(ES)

4

4

0

0

4.

FMWA (PRS)

4

2

2

0

5.

FMWA (REHAB)

4

4

0

0

6

FMWA (SW)

2

2

0

0

7.

FMWA (OPS: Counter Terrorism Desk & Health Desk)

2

2

0

0

8.

NCWD

3

3

0

0

9.

NAPTIP

4

3

0

1

10.

FMST

2

2

0

0

11.

WSSCC

1

1

0

0

Total Federal Memos presented

36

33

2

1

S/N

States

Total Number Presented

Type of Memo

Stepped Down

Action

Noting

1

Akwa Ibom

4

4

0

0

2

Anambra

4

3

0

1

3

Bauchi 1

4

0

1

3

4

Bauchi 2

4

0

0

4

5

Bayelsa1

4

4

0

0

6

Bayelsa 2

4

0

0

4

7

Benue

4

3

0

1

8

Delta

4

4

0

0

9

Edo

3

2

0

1

10

Ekiti

3

1

2

0

11

Enugu

3

1

1

1

12

FCT

4

4

0

0

13

Gombe

4

4

0

0

14

Imo

4

3

0

1

15

Jigawa

3

2

1

0

16

Kano

3

0

3

0

17

Katsina

2

1

1

0

18

Kebbi

4

0

4

0

19

Kogi

4

0

4

0

20

Kwara

4

1

0

3

21

Lagos 1

2

2

0

0

22

Lagos 2

4

3

0

1

23

Nasarawa

3

1

0

2

24

Niger

4

3

0

1

25

Ogun

2

1

1

0

26

Ondo

4

4

0

0

27

Osun 1

4

2

1

1

28

Osun 2

2

2

0

0

29

Plateau

1

0

1

0

30

Rivers

4

0

4

0

31

Sokoto1

2

1

0

1

32

Sokoto 2

2

1

1

0

33

Taraba 1

1

0

1

0

34

Taraba 2

1

1

0

0

34

Yobe

4

4

0

0

35

Zamfara

2

0

2

0

Totals

115

62

29

24

WOMEN & GENDER AFFAIRS

S/N

THEMATIC AREAS

MEMO TITLE

PURPOSE

BACKGROUND

STATE/

AGENCY

HIGHLIGHT TO NOTE

PRAYER (S)

TYPE OF MEMO

REMARKS

1.             

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN: (GENDER MAINSTREAMING)

Memorandum on Nigeria’s Participation at the 63^rd  Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

11^th -22^nd  March, 2019 and Information on CSW64^th Session/ Beijing+25 in 2020  

Lagos 1 Memorandum on commemoration of the International  Day of the Rural Woman 15^th  October

The Purpose of this Memorandum is to inform Council of Nigeria’s successful participation at the 63^rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) which was held from 11^th – 22nd March, 2019, at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional Commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21^st June, 1946. More than 5,200 women and men attended this year’s CSW representing at least 1,850 delegates from governments and 87 Ministers and the civil society, from all over the world.

The Nigeria’s Delegation to the Session was led by Mrs. Aisha Abubakar, the then Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development.

Nigeria participated actively at the 63rd Session.

FMWASD/WGA

LAGOS 1

Council may wish to note that:

i. The priority theme for the 63^rd CSW was “Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls”

ii. A review / Sub-theme “Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development”.

iii. Nigerian’s side events was

“Addressing Gender Inequalities and Equity through Investment in Social Protection System for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in Nigeria”.

iv. The report of the 63^rd CSW have been circulated to all the states, stakeholders and MDAs for necessary follow- up.

v. In the year 2020, the global community will focus the CSW 64^th Session on Beijing+25^th  (twenty-fifth)- anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).

Lagos1; Celebrating International Day of Rural women by the empowerment of rural women and girls I essential to building a prosperous, equitable and peaceful future for all.

Council is invited to Urge all States and other relevant Stakeholders to:

i.      Adopt and domesticate the recommendations/concluding outcomes of the  63rd CSW  to ensure full compliance to global best practices

ii.    Undertake comprehensive national and states reviews of the progress made and challenges encountered in the 25 years of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) on implementation.

iii.   Celebrate following Special Days for Women:        

·      International Women’s Day-8^th March,

·      Widows Day- June 23rd,

·      Rural Women’s Day 15^th  of October;

·   16 Days of Activisim-25th November-10th December, to end Violence against Women;

·   Commemoration of 20^th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325.

Action

Approved

2.             

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Implementation of Planet 50:50 and Domestication of HeForShe in all the States of the Federation.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to promote women’s participation in decision making (Elective and appointive positions).

Women involvement in decision making and political leadership would increase economic growth and development in the country, achieve gender equality and Implementation of Planet 50:50. While the HeForShe campaign is a global movement aimed at mobilizing men and young boys  across the globe and in Nigeria to support women participation in decision making, help promote campaign against gender based violence and to achieve gender equality to attain  the sustainable development goals.

Women make up approximately half the population of humans on earth, yet women are still under represented in governance and the economic spheres across the globe. As you are aware, political leadership in Nigeria are stratified on the basis of gender, thereby calling to question the assertion of gender neutrality in the political arena. Evidence

points to the fact that political parties in Nigeria have always been, and are still

dominated by men.

FMWASD/WGA

Council may wish to note that:

·    Women are known to do 70% of the world work but receive 10% of the income globally and women are still under represented in governance and the economic spheres in Nigeria.

·    Political leadership in Nigeria is stratified on the basis of gender and due to patriarchy; men are positioned for leadership activities while women are confined to domestic activities.

·    The Federal Government launched the HeForShe campaign in collaboration with UN Women in Abuja on May 23^RD, 2017.

·    The HeForShe campaign is aimed at mobilizing men and young boys  to support women participation in decision making processes; help in the campaign against gender based violence and to achieve gender equality,         

·    Only Four States have so far launched the He-For-She Campaign. (Adamawa, Gombe and Plateau).

Council is therefore requested to: urge all States to:

·     Increase advocacy, sensitization and budget on governance as a way to increase participation of women in politics and involvement of more women in decision making.

·     Domesticate and launch the He-For-She campaign in all the States.

Action

Approved

3.             

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on Coordination and Campaign Against Gender Based Violence Increase and domestication of VAPP Act in all States of the Federation

The Purpose of this memorandum is to inform the Council on the need to provide appropriate services for victims of Gender Based Violence, create awareness and promote domestication of VAPP Act  in all the States to curb the increasing incidences of gender based violence such as child marriage, FGM and other social vices

Gender Based Violence still thrives and on the increase under the cloak of religious and traditional practices.

Notwithstanding, the aggressive campaigns against child marriage, FGM, violence against women, other social vices and lack of livelihood opportunities for women are contributive factors to the increase of Gender Based Violence.

FMWASD/WGA

Council may wish to note that:

·   Gender Based Violence still thrives and is on the increase.

·   Some cultural and religious practices aid the practice of child marriage, betrothal, FGM, violence against women and other social vices.

·   That most States are yet to domesticate the VAPP ACT and other laws against gender based violence.

·   On- going Spot light initiative.

Council is therefore  invited to, Urge  all States to speed up the process of  domestication of the VAPP Act, all women related laws and programmes that would help to reduce/ improve women status & GBV in Nigeria e.g

i, Sensitization / awareness creation campaign on the scourge of Gender based Violence,      ii. Rehabilitation and reintegration of survivors of VVF/GBV/FGM and advocacy campaign on VAPP Act,                     iii. Capacity building for FGM, VVF, GBV Champions and service providers.

iv. Provision of one-stop shop for victims of GBV.

Action

Approved

4.             

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

Memorandum on the need for Empowerment, Livelihood Skills and Assistance to  Widows and Indigent Women  in Nigeria

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council of the programme on empowerment of widows and indigent women in Nigeria through: training in different skills, provision of materials and financial assistance to reduce poverty, uplift the living standards of women especially

 widows and indigent women by boosting their potentials to generate income and contribute to national development in line with the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and the SDGs.

There is a general consensus that empowerment is synonymous with poverty reduction and over time it is a tool deployed to effect economic changes in the life of those living in poor conditions to be self-reliant and economically independent. It is also evident that majority of the poor are women such as widows, indigent women and girls (urban/rural) and IDPs.

Therefore, the empowerment of widows and indigent women will definitely raise their standard of living, consciousness and ability to face societal challenges.

FMWASD/ WGA

Council may wish to note that:

i.  Up-skilling, Economic Empowerment and Support Programmes for Widows and Indigent Women was carried out in the Six geo-political zones.

ii. Zonal Training programme for widows and indigent women was held in Sokoto State for North- West Zone from 30^th- 2^nd May 2019, and the next one is planned for the South-South.

iii.    Empowerment of women and girls especially widows and indigent women will raise their standard of living and boost their consciousness in facing life challenges.

iv.    An empowered woman will help achieve a healthy and prosperous nation and once a woman is empowered the family is empowered.

Council is therefore invited to Urge all States to ensure inclusion of women and girls in all programmes and interventions of the State government in line with the 2019 CSW recommendations.

Action

Approved

5.             

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN:

Memorandum on the effect of Climate Change on Women.

(i) The Purpose of this Memorandum is to inform Council of the Federal Government directive that clean and safe cooking energy should be promoted at all levels.

(ii) States adopt National Cooking Gas (NCG) Project which would help reduce the impacts of pollutions and other environmental hazards.

(ii)Population using cleaner modern fuel for cooking (LPG) should be increased.

(iii) Adopt Sustainable Energy for all Households by the year 2030.

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time with widespread implications on the earth’s ecosystems and human development across sectors. Climate change has a greater impact on those sections of the population, that are most reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods, especially women who have the least capacity to respond to natural hazards, such as droughts, landslides, floods and hurricane. Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from the impacts of climate change. 

FMWASD/WGA

Council may wish to note that Federal Government directed 

·    Use of clean/alternate cooking energy at all levels.

·    States should key into the National Cooking Gas (NCG) Project.

·    Effects of climate change result in changes to the environment with implications for women’s livelihoods.

·    Climate change impacts on health negatively.

·    The report on climate change which shows 150,000 Nigerians, men and women, die every year as a result of harmful smoke, of this number, women represent more than half. This is because in Nigeria, women are still exclusively saddled with the responsibility to cook with fuel wood and kerosene, which also generates carbon monoxide.

Council is therefore invited to Urge all States and other relevant Stakeholders to

i. Key into the Federal Government National Cooking Gas (NCG) Project.

ii. Sensitize women on emerging environmental issues and effect of Climate Change on our society.

iii. Sensitize women/public on the effects of environmental degradation and measures to facilitate adaptation in response to the gender dimensions of climate change

iv. Promote tree planting exercise to combat deforestation, pollution, erosion and others.

Action

Approved

6.             

Empowerment of Women

(i) Campaign Against/Rape and other Gender Based Violence and Domestication of Spot light Initiative to eliminate GBV in States.

WRONG THEMATIC AREA

The purpose of this memo is to inform Council of increasing incidences of rape and other gender based violence in our society.  To galvanise support for aggressive campaigns against GBV and violence against women and girls.

The level of insensitivity to women’s and girls’ concerns is a major contributive factor to rape/abuse and other forms of Gender Based Violence.  The weak constitutional legal reforms to promote gender equality and empowerment of women within the context of VAPP Act and the National Gender Policy have not been impactful.

DW&GA FMWASD

Council may wish to note that due to ignorance, insensitivity, cultural

and religious practices, the level of rape and sexual violence against women and girls are on the increase and urgent need to address it.

Council is invited to approve the following:

(i) States’ level advocacy and sensitization campaigns against rape and Gender Based Violence for Traditional Rulers, Religious Leaders and Local Government Councils.

 (ii) One Stop Centre for rehabilitation and re-integration of survivors of Gender Based Violence be established.

(iii) Advocacy on implementation of VAPP Act down to Local Government Councils/ community level.

(iv) Advocacy visit by State Ministry of Women Affairs to Legislators to promote gender sensitive legislations.

(v) Domestication of HeforShe programme in all States.

(vi) Implementation of spotlight initiative to eliminate GBV by all States.

(vii)Creation of Budget line to address GBV in States.

Action

Approved

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

S/N

THEMATIC AREAS

MEMO TITLE

PURPOSE

BACKGROUND

STATE/

AGENCY

HIGHLIGHT TO NOTE

PRAYER (S)

7.             

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION  OF CHILD RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL  AND  WELFARE

Memorandum on the Review of the Child Rights Act, 2003

 The purpose of the memorandum is to seek approval of Council to Review the Child Rights Act, 2003

Nigeria as a member of the United Nations ratified the Convention on the Right of the Child on 21^st March 1991.   Nigeria also signed and ratified the African Union Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in 2001. These two international documents  and other National laws and legislation were mainstreamed into the  Child Rights Act, 2003

2. Due to the Federal system of Government and the nature of   our Country’s Constitution, the Child Rights Act is only applicable in the Federal Capital Territory, while each State of the Federation is expected to domesticate the Act for its provision to be binding within its territorial jurisdiction.

 3.    The Child Rights Act having being passed in 2003 is deemed for review or amendment after 10 years of its existence.

4.   Though 24 States of the Federation have adopted the Act out of the 36 States, some States have not been able to domesticate the Child Rights Acts into their State law due to reasons of Culture, Religion and Custom. These include Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Kebbi, Sokoto.

5. There are emerging issues which may need to be integrated   into the child Rights act to enable it conform to current realities and international best practices. eg. Bullying, child witchcraft, baby factories and child surrogacy.

6. Some areas of discrepancy exist in child justice administration which may need to be resolved through a review of the Child Rights Act. For instance the Labour law and the Immigration act have different definitions for a child.

FMWASD/FCT/

SMWASD

   In the light of the forgoing,  Council may wish to note that:-

i.  The Child Rights Act was passed into law on 31^st July, 2003.

ii.  It is only applicable in the Federal Capital Territory  and the  36 States are to domesticate in line with their State Laws.

iii.  Twenty four (24) States have passed the  Child Right Law(CRL) while, Kaduna State passed Child Protection Law.

iv.  11 States are yet to pass the Law.

v.  24 States that Pass the Law are not implementing it effectively.

vi.  The Law needs to be reviewed to remove the impediments that prevent it from being nationally acceptable and easy to implement.

vii.  The review should address discrepancies observed in the implementation of the Child Justice Administration

 To seek approval of Council to Review the Child Rights, 2003.

Action

Approved

8.             

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION  OF CHILD RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL  AND  WELFARE

Memorandum on the  ECOWAS Strategic Framework on Child Protection Systems Strengthening 

 The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council  of the adoption of

ECOWAS Strategy Framework for strengthening Child Protection System to protect Children from Violence, Abuse and Exploitation and urge Council to adopt the provisions of the framework in their States.

         As part of its commitment to the implementation of the ECOWAS Strategic Framework for Strengthening National Child Protection Systems to protect Children from Violence, abuse and exploitation 2018-2030;   ECOWAS Strategy Framework was adopted by Ministers in charge of children in the ECOWAS Region at the ECOWAS Ministerial Meeting held in Niamey, Niger in October, 2017, and approved by the ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments in December 2017.

2.   The Strategic Framework contains 10 Commitments made towards children in the ECOWAS Region as follows:-

i. Compliance with international legal frameworks:

ii. Strengthening of policy, structures, functions and institutional frameworks:

iii. International cooperation and identification of stakeholders:

iv. Partnership, networking and collaboration and child and youth participation:

v. Human resources and capacity building:

vi. Service delivery:

vii. Information management systems:

viii. Resource mobilization, allocation and accountability:

ix. Communication and social mobilization: and

x. Regional responsibilities, Monitoring and evaluation:

3.   The ECOWAS Members States also focused their attention on the 5 priority areas of concern to the Region such as: Violence Against Children, Child Marriage, Child Labour, Birth Registration and Children on the Move. 

4.   The framework provides for a five year time framework, 2018-2023 for delivering progress on the 5 Priority areas, while a time frame of 2018- 2030 [aligned to the SDGs] is set for fulfilling the 10 Commitments and its objectives. 

 5   Nigeria signed to the 10 commitments and the 5 priority areas as stated above and is therefore bound to submit report on the implementation to the ECOWAS Commission.

FMWASD/ SMWASD

  In the light of the forgoing,  Council may wish to note that:-

i.ECOWAS Strategy Framework was adopted by Ministers in charge of children and approved by the ECOWAS Heads of States and governments in 2017.

ii. The Strategic Framework contains 10 Commitments  and five priority areas made towards children in the ECOWAS region

iii. Nigeria as member of the ECOWAS State is expected to provide progress report on the Country’s Implementation of the 5 Priority areas and the 10 Commitments to ECOWAS Commission.

Council is invited to: urge States to :--

i. Adapt  the

ECOWAS Strategic Framework for strengthening National Child Protection Systems to protect Children from Violence, abuse and exploitation 2018-2030

ii. Organize a training on ECOWAS Framework at the State levels

iii. Report on the   10 commitments and five priority areas of ECOWAS Framework.

Action

Approved

9.             

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION  OF CHILD RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL  AND  WELFARE

Memorandum on the

Reporting  and Development of Periodic Report

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that Nigeria presented its response to the observation  raised on the 1st Periodic Report before the African Union Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in March, 2019  and to solicit the cooperation of council members  in the preparation and submission

Of the 5th , 6th and 7th Periodic Report on implementation on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Nigeria   ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991. Nigeria also signed   and ratified the African Union Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in 2001.

2.   With the ratification, Nigeria is legally bound to implements the provisions of these two international treaties and submit reports to the   United Nation and African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights of the Child.

3.   Council may wish to be informed that Nigeria submitted and defended its 1^st and 2^nd AU Periodic Reports in 2009 and the UNCRC combined 3^rd & 4th Periodic Report in 2010.

4.   The AU Committee of Experts raised observations to the Report which Nigeria responded to at Addis Ababa in March 2019.

5.  Nigeria has initiated action for the preparations of the outstanding combined 5th, 6th and 7th Periodic Report for defense before the Committee of Experts on the Convention on the Right of the Child.

FMWAS/SMWASD

  In the light of the forgoing,  Council may wish to note that:

i. Nigeria defended its responses  on the Implementations of the AU Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in March 2019

ii. Nigeria is planning for the development of the combined 5th, 6th and 7th Periodic Report.

iii. The process of preparing the reports should be supported through the availability of appropriate information on the implementation of the Child Rights Convention in Nigeria.

Council is invited to:-

Urge State Government to provide data for the preparation and submission of the 5th, 6th and 7th Periodic report on the convention on the Rights of the Child by providing appropriate information that would enable the preparation of the report.

Action

Approved

10.           

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION  OF CHILD RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL  AND  WELFARE

 Memorandum on the need to adopt strategies to respond  to and prevent on line sexual exploitation

 The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that Nigeria participated in the continental consultation on combating online sexual exploitation and to urge council to approve  strategies to combat child sexual exploitation generally and Online Child Sexual Exploitation in particular

 Nigeria was represented at the African Union First Continental Consultation Meeting on Combating Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) which was held on the 6th -8th March, 2019 at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

 2.   The meeting was expected to spur member States to make firm commitments to address Online Child Sexual Exploitation   as follows:

i.  Mobilize country level commitment to address OCSE.

ii.  Join the “We Protect Global Alliance” and

iii.  Put in place mechanisms to tackle OCSE

3.  Following the participation at the consultation, Nigeria has also registered with the “We Protect Global Alliance” dedicated to ending the sexual exploitation of children online.

 4.  OCSE crimes include accessing, possessing, producing, distribution of child sexual abuse materials, child pornography, sexting, sextorting and live online sexual abuse.

5.  In Nigeria, online child sexual exploitation compounds the existing challenge of increase in child sexual exploitation and abuse.

FMWASD/

SMWASD

    In the light of the forgoing,  Council may wish to note that:

i.  Nigeria was represented at the African Union First Continental Consultation Meeting on Combating Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE)

ii.  Member States at the consultation made commitments to develop mechanisms to address Online Child Sexual Exploitation.

iii. Online Child Sexual Exploitation should be viewed within the context of the broader challenge of Child Sexual Exploitation which is fast becoming a threat to the healthy development of Nigerian Children.

However, parents and children should be sensitized on responsible online and offline practices to prevent and respond to Child Sexual Exploitation.

 Council is invited to urge States to develop interventions to respond to Online Child Sexual Exploitation.

Action

Approved

REHABILITATION

S/N

THEMATIC AREAS

MEMO TITLE

PURPOSE

BACKGROUND

STATE/

AGENCY

HIGHLIGHT TO NOTE

PRAYER (S)

11.           

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the Assent of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act and the Need for States to Domesticate it.

+ Delta Memo 44

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform States of the newly assented Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act and to urge states who have not domesticated it to do so.

Nigeria has signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol. The struggle for the enactment of an Act that will help in promoting and protecting the rights of Person with Disabilities, as well as integrating them fully into the society has been on for over 12 years.  However, with committed efforts on the part of the Government, Disabled Peoples’ Organizations, the umbrella body of Persons with Disabilities and some local and international civil society organizations, the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act was passed and assented to by Mr. President on Wednesday, 23^rd January, 2019

FMWASD/Delta

MDAs/States

·   Mr. President assented to the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act early this year

·   The Act provides for the full integration of Persons with Disabilities into the society and establishment of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities

·   The  Commission will be vested with the responsibilities for the education, healthcare, social, economic and civil rights of Persons with Disabilities

·   High level advocacy and awareness creation of the provisions of the Act to the public is required

·   Urgent implementation of the provisions of the Act is also required

·   States that have not domesticated the Act are urged to domesticate it.

Council is hereby invited to:

i)  note that the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act has been assented to;

ii) urge states that have not domesticated the Act to do so, and;

iii) urge all to implement the provisions of the Act

Action

Approved

12.           

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the Update and Need for More Commitment by States for Nigeria Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, Isherin Olofin, Lagos

The purpose of this Memorandum is to: 

a) provide update on the Nigeria Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, Isherin Olofin, Lagos, and;

b) solicit for more commitments from states for the support of their trainees when they graduate.

The Nigeria Farmcraft Centre for the Blind (NFCB) was established as a pilot project to teach rural agricultural skills to visually impaired adults in the year 1957 by the British Empire Society for the Blind, a Non-Governmental Organisation.  Following Independence, the Centre was acquired by the Federal Government in 1960, and presently under the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The Centre serves as a demonstration institution providing skills and trainings to Nigerian visually impaired in a conducive environment that guarantees opportunities for total development of their full potentials and provides placement and aftercare services.

FMWASD/States

·   The Ministry through the Department successfully relocated the Nigeria Farmcraft Centre for the Blind (NFCB) from its temporary site at the Nigeria Airforce Base, Ikeja to its Permanent site at Isheri- Olofin, Lagos in August, 2011

·   The Centre has since inception trained thousands of visually impaired persons on the following courses and skills:

i) Agricultural Science- crop farming, poultry, piggery, rabbitry, fishery and snail farming etc.

ii) Crafts such as polythene, nylon, cane and fibre productions, bead making, tie and dye etc

iii) Home and Body Care Products making such as: soap, air-freshener, liquid soap, pesticides and insecticides, hair shampoo/cream, and

iv) Others such as Braille, typewriting and computer training, home economics, General Paper and Music.

·   The Centre could not admit trainees in the 2017 and 2018 sessions, but reopened in 2019.

·   Currently, there are 48 trainees comprising representatives from Delta, Ondo, Yobe, Niger, Kaduna, Imo, Benue, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa, Gombe, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa and Enugu States.

·   There is need for States to be more committed towards supporting their nominees after the training to get established

·   States are also to track the progress of their graduated trainees and report back to the management for further support from the Centre’s team if need be.

Council is therefore invited to:

i)  Note that the Nigeria Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, Lagos is about rounding up its 2019 session;

ii)  Inform states to be preparing for 2020 session;

iii) Urge states to continue to support their nominees even after graduation to get established;

iv) Encourage states without representation at the Centre to do so;

v)   Urge states to be tracking the progress of their graduated trainees and report back to the Management.

Action

Approved

13.           

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the Situation Report on the Rehabilitation Centres and Braille Presses/Libraries in Nigeria and the Need for States to put them into Effective Use.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide the situation report on the:

a) Rehabilitation Centres, and;

b)   Braille Presses/Libraries across the country; and seek Council’s approval that States where these Centres are established to help in putting them into Effective Use.

There were six (6) Rehabilitation Centres established in the six Geo-political zones of the country by Federal Government, which have been handed over to the states where they were built.

The Rehabilitation Centres are in: Lagos,

Oyo.

Enugu, Sokoto,

Kaduna, and Kano.

Also, six (6) Braille Presses/Libraries were established in Lagos, Calabar, Awka, Bauchi, Maiduguri and Kaduna. The Rehabilitation Centres are expected to be a hub for skills acquisition for Persons with Disabilities in those areas; while the Braille Presses/Libraries were to serve as resource centres to provide library and educational materials for the visually impaired in those areas.

FMWASD/ SMWASD

·   These Centres and Presses/Libraries are virtually non-functional.

·   The Rehabilitation Centres need to be put into effective use for them to provide the needed services for which they were established.

·   Also the braille presses/Libraries need to be more effective.

Council is therefore invited to:

i.  Note that Rehabilitation Centres and Braille presses/ Libraries are not providing the services they were established to provide.

ii. Urge States to invest adequate resources into the operations of the Centres to make them functional

iii.    Urge States to also support the revitalization of Braille presses / Libraries and to encourage their visually impaired persons to take advantage of the services provided. 

Action

Approved

14.           

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the Need for States to Submit their Inputs into the Draft Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Strategy and the Draft National Guideline on the Implementation of Nigeria’s Commitments at the London Global Disability Summit, 2018.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to seek Council’s approval for states to submit their inputs into the draft:

a) Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) –A Strategy for the Implementation of the National Policy on Disability,  and;

b) National Guidelines on the Implementation of Nigeria’s Commitments at the London Global Disability Summit, 2018.

Nigeria through the Ministry participated at the 6^th Community Based Rehabilitation International Conference held in Lusaka, Zambia where one of the outcomes was the need for State parties to implement Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) as a strategy for inclusion of PWDs in National Developments.

Also, Nigeria participated at the London Global Disability Summit where Commitments were made by the Country. Based on these and with supports from partners, the Ministry developed the Draft Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) –a Strategy for the Implementation of the National Policy on Disability and the Draft National Guidelines on the Implementation of Nigeria’s Commitments at the London Global Disability Summit.

FMWASD/States

·   The Ministry has just reviewed its National Policy on Disability in Nigeria;

·   The Draft Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) –A Strategy for the Implementation of the National Policy on Disability was developed to serve as the implementation strategy for the Policy;

·   Nigeria made 7 Commitments at the London Global Disability Summit;

·   The Draft National Guideline on the Implementation of Nigeria’s Commitments at the London Global Disability Summit was also developed to help in the implementation of Country’s Commitments;

·   These draft documents has been circulated to states for them to make inputs.

Council is hereby invited to:

i)  Urge states who have not submitted their inputs into the draft documents to do so.

Action

Approved

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15.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum for material support for families in distress.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform Council on the need for programme of activities designed to address the stress and challenges of vulnerable families.

The situation in Nigeria regarding the problem of poverty in the family made people to be in poor conditions, which make them develop the attitude of self-degeneration, that is why the Social Welfare Department of FMWASD established a programme and framework for Social Care Services which is to achieve a higher quality of life for its people and to contribute to the well-being of their families. The Ministry receives an average 15 requests on a daily basis which comes to 75 requests weekly and 300 requests monthly.

FMWASD/ SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:

i). A high number of citizens requested for various forms of assistance ranging from material support to financial assistance

ii). For a number of years, the Ministry have not been able to provide financial and material support for families in need.

Council is invited to urge the Federal and State Ministries to ensure regular release of Funds to enable the implementation of projects and programmes on the provision of material support for families in distress.

Action

Approved

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need for Credit Mentorship Scheme.

The purpose of this memo is to inform council of the Credit Mentorship on women component of the National Social Investment Programme. National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF) and other Micro Credit Schemes under Federal Ministry of women Affairs.

The Federal Government Social intervention Programmes were created to ensure a life of dignity for those who have been constrained from achieving their full potential. Several Factors including short repayment period and sustainability have impacted on the pace of the programme implementation.   The Federal Ministry’s Micro Credit Schemes were initiated to provide soft loan for women in order to bridge gender gaps in the credit finance sectors by reducing the rigorous conventional banks procedures for accessing loan that have kept women marginalized in that sector.

The vision of the current administration for graduating its citizens from poverty to prosperity through capacity building, investment, direct support, Mentorship scheme, knowledge sharing and creating a platform for market diversification and linkages. 

FMWASD/

ES

Council may wish to note that:

1. The credit mentorship scheme will enable the Federal Ministry to come up with compendium of all the cooperative groups and women entrepreneurs that accessed the Federal Government Social Investment schemes as well as the Federal Ministry’s Micro Credit schemes.

2. The capacity of the beneficiaries will be built for the sustainability of their businesses.

3. The scheme will create a platform for mentorship, diversification, networking as well as market linkages.

Council is invited to urge all States and relevant stakeholders to provide list of beneficiaries of the women component of the Social Investment Programme available to the Federal Ministry for the purpose of starting the mentorship scheme.

Action

Approved

17.           

EMPOWERMENT OF COOPERATIVE GROUPS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF WOMEN AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS.

Memorandum on the National Compendium of Women, PWDs and Elderly Cooperative Groups/ Business Associations to enhance Economic Empowerment.

The purpose of this memorandum is to remind council on its approval at the 17^th National Council Meeting on the Establishment of National Compendium of Women, PWDs and Elderly Cooperative Groups/ Business Associations and to inform council that some States are yet to forward the List of well-structured and functional Cooperative groups/ Business Associations to the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.

The Women, PWDs and Elderly Cooperative Groups/ Business Associations meant to reach out to a large number of rural women involved in various activities such as thrift and credit, bulk purchase of raw material, micro and small enterprises, production and marketing as well as saving groups. It has been observed that most of these groups are not functional to meet their objectives as their focus is more on expecting Government support instead of building capacities to improve their businesses.

FMWASD/

ES

Council May wish to note that Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Delta, Edo, Lagos and Niger have forwarded the list of their cooperative groups while the following states are yet to forward their lists: Adamawa, Abia, Born, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kogi, Jigawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Sokoto, Kwara, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Nasarawa, Plateu, Zamfara and Taraba.

Council is invited to urge the affected States to forward their list to Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.

Action

Approved

18.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

(Financial Inclusion)

Memorandum on the Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship training for Women, Cooperative groups and establishment of Financial Inclusion Desk

in all the state Ministries of Women Affairs.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council of the Financial Literacy training that is ongoing and the need to establish Financial Inclusion Desk in the State Ministries.

Financial Inclusion is key to Economic Development of any nation hence attracting global attention. The World Bank Global Inclusion survey revealed the financial exclusion for women at 35% as against 28% for men globally. Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) reported women exclusion rate at 46.6 as against 36.8 for men, giving a gender financial inclusion gap at 9.8%. Based on the above statistics, the Central bank of Nigeria is leading all stakeholders on financial inclusion agenda in Nigeria with the aim to achieving 80% inclusion rate by year 2020 and 95% by year 2024.

FMWASD/

ES

Council may wish to note that:

State Ministries are to mobilize officers for Train the Trainers (ToT) on financial inclusion.

Council is invited to urge all the State Ministries to establish Financial Inclusion Desk.

Action

Approved

PLANNING, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS (PRS

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to institute Collation of Gender Statistics in all Public and Private Institutions across the Country.

The purpose of this memorandum is to seek Council’s approval on the need to institute collation of Gender Statistics in all Public and Private institutions both at the Federal and State levels

i. The mandate of the Planning Research & Statistics (PRS) Department as the co-coordinating Department for all programmes and projects for the Ministry is to strategically conceive for the purpose of collecting, analyzing data and disseminating same in form of information to enable Decision Makers formulate policies that could be implemented to better the lives of the citizens.

ii.  Also worthy of note is that Gender Statistics is not a discrete or isolated field but as a tool for deeper enquiries into understanding and resolving gender issues across sectors; and geared towards a policy-oriented approach and evidence-based planning for development in which the PRS Department can use to track records and measuring progress .

iii. Presently, the Ministry through PRS Department has published three (3) editions of the Gender Statistics Book since inception, but there were still noticeable gaps and emerging issues that needs to be accommodated in order to have unbiased data for the Country

iv. The aim of the memorandum is to build the capacity of all Government Departments, and also private sector organizations and ensuring that policy makers, practitioners and importantly those charged with the production of national statistics for development become sensitive to gender needs and interests that drive sustainable human development.

FMWASD

Council may wish to note that:

i. If the memorandum is approved, relevant stakeholders will have better understanding of gender issues across critical sectors; and gain more knowledge on the requirements for the production and dissemination of statistics that reflect the realities of women and men; boys and girls; and other vulnerable groups in the society who must be singled out for better development policy impact.

ii. Most importantly, those who generate statistical data that inform development across levels need training to better understand gender issues and the intersections of these with statistical outputs that inform development frameworks and models;

iii.  Practitioners and policy makers who constantly rely on national statistics and other data sources, need training in the use of gender statistics and should have capability to identify gender gaps in existing statistics, and demand improvement in data generation processes

iv. The Gender Statistics will further expose stakeholders to different modes of generating gender data, such that they are grounded in gender analysis; development of gender indicators; identification of gender gaps; generating and processing of gender data and the use of gender statistics to inform the closing of gender gaps and demand for accountable governance among others

v. Enshrined in this process is building the capacity of all stakeholders to mainstream gender into all statistical systems.

Council is invited to approve that:

i)        the FMWASD design and develop a standardized tools for collation of Gender Statistics on the target groups nationwide;

ii)  the FMWASD build the capacity of State Ministries on how to collect, collate, analyze data using Gender Statistics approved tools and techniques

Action

Approved

20.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION

Memorandum on the Institutionalization of  Annual States Ranking (ASR) of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Nationwide

The purpose of this memorandum is to seek Council’s approval on the need to institute Annual States Ranking (ASR) of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development nationwide on Gender Initiatives and performance

Gender issues cut across all sectors and as such should be accorded priority in the national planning both at Federal and State levels. The proposal for the institutionalization of Annual States Ranking (ASR) is for a deserving Government in a particular State aimed at rewarding hard work, dedication and timely interventions to Gender issues/concerns among the vulnerable groups as provided for in the Ministry's mandates.

Council is thereby invited to note as follows:

i.    that the FMWASD will be responsible for working out a clear Terms of Reference (TORs) and modalities including ideal gifts for the Annual Rankings, which shall be in different categories and will be presented to deserving States at the 'Gala Night' during Regular National Council meetings.

ii.   that for the membership of the Annual States Ranking Committee, it is recommended that the Committee be chaired by the Perm Sec, FMWASD as National Coordinator with five (5) of her Programme Directors and Director PRS (being Deputy National Coordinator) as members while the secretariat is domiciled at the Statistics Branch of the Federal Ministry. Quorum at the Committee's meetings shall be simple majority;

iii. The newly constituted Sector Consultative Committee on Statistics (SCCS) shall serve as Sub-committee (Technical) who will be tracking data and measuring progresses recorded by each State for the Main committee’s approval.

FMWASD

The aim of the project is to create a formidable healthy rivalry /platform among State Ministries  to initiate and implement policies that will have direct benefits on the vulnerable groups which will aid and guides Government at all levels, International Development Partners and also other relevant Stakeholders, Non-Governmental agencies in the provision of adequate infrastructure and other needs as means of social intervention necessary to promotes their socio-economic development and contribute to Society at large.

Council is invited to approve:

i.  the Annual States Ranking;

ii. the constitution of the Committee and their Terms of Reference (TORs).

Action

Approved

OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY (Counter Terrorism & Health Desk)

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21.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the need for establishment of National Counter-Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) Desks in the remaining seven (7) States (including FCT) and Capacity Building of Desk Officers on NACTEST in State Ministries of Women Affairs.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish National Counter-Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) Desks in the remaining seven (7) States (including FCT) and to build the Capacity of the Desk Officers in the States to enable them acquire appropriate skills and knowledge in line with global trends in countering terrorism and violent extremism.

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) inaugurated the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy

(NACTEST) in August, 2016 as one of the strategies to stem the increasing wave of insurgency in the North East.

In order to be optimally useful in counter terrorism, NACTEST activities were cascaded down to State Ministries of Women Affairs in line with 2018 Council Resolutions.

FMWASD

So far, thirty (30) State Ministries of Women Affairs have established Counter-Terrorism Desks while the remaining seven (7) of Plateau, Kwara, Lagos, Borno, Katsina, Rivers and FCT, are yet to comply with the resolution reached at the 18^th Council meeting held in August, 2018, where it was unanimously agreed to establish NACTEST Desks in their various State Ministries of Women Affairs. There is need to build the capacity of NACTEST personnel on preventing and countering violent extremism in Nigeria

Council is  invited to:

i.    Urge States that have not establish NACTEST Desk to do so.

ii.  Approve the capacity building of all established NACTEST Desks in State Ministries of Women Affairs in order to strengthen counter terrorism efforts in Nigeria.

Action

Approved

22.           

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Implementation of Presidential mandates on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, Nutrition, Drug Abuse, Maternal and Child Health.

The Purpose of this Memorandum is to seek approval of Council to implement Presidential Mandates on Women, Children and Other Vulnerable Groups.

1.  The Federal Government of Nigeria has demonstrated continuous commitment to the overall health and well-being of its citizenry through the implementation of outcomes of Conventions, Charters, and Declarations including commitment to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Government in an effort to redouble her effort in ensuring the protection of the  fundamental rights of Women, Children and Other Vulnerable Groups declared emergency in the following areas:

·      Elimination of Drug Abuse

·      Water sanitation and Hygiene

·      Nutrition

·      Maternal and Child Health

2.  Poor access to improved Water and Sanitation in Nigeria remains a  major contributory factor to high morbidity and mortality rates in children under 5, women and other Vulnerable groups as the use of contaminated water, poor hygiene and sanitary conditions result in increased vulnerability to water-borne diseases and infections. Nigeria has 47 million people out of the country’s population have no toilet facilities while national access to basic sanitation and hygiene remains low.

  3.    Nigeria has very high rates of malnutrition as 14.5 million Nigerian children are at risk of either dying or not developing to their full potentials. 

 4.  The challenges associated with Drug Abuse among the Nigerian populace including women and children has grown to become a major public health issue.  The problem of Drug Abuse places significant threat to the social, health, economic fabric of the family and the productivity of the nation. 

FMWASD/FCT/LAGOS/

SMWASD

Council may wish to note that:

1.  the implementation of the Presidential mandate in collaboration with relevant Ministries and at all levels is key to sustainable Development in the country.

2.  the Federal Government has declared emergency in WASH sector, Nutrition, Drug Abuse, Maternal and Child Health.

 3.  That  a road map has been developed to end open defecation by 2025 as well as policy documents and strategies to effectively address issues of Nutrition, Drug Abuse, Maternal and Child Health etc.

4.   That while implementations of the relevant strategies that are domiciled in relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies requires an effective collaboration/Partnership to attain the desired results for the overall interest of women and children and other vulnerable members in Nigeria. 

 5.   A Health Desk has been established at the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development for effective coordination and collaboration to enhance programming.

6.   That there is need for states Ministries to key into these presidential mandates.

7. His Excellency, Mr. President constituted a two tier Presidential Intervention Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse for effective coordination of the efforts of the Federal Government.

 8. The report of the Advisory Committee has been submitted. 

9. The need for on the spot tracking as an integral part for the sustainability of the project.

Council  is invited to approve the establishment of a Health Desk and Structures for effective implementation of the Presidential mandates at the State levels

2. Capacity building for States Health Desk Officers

3. Provision of budget line for the implementation of the Presidential mandates.

Action

Approved

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT (NCWD)

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23.           

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to set up States Women Halls of Fame

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to set up Women Halls of Fame as one of the visible forms of documentation on   Women role models, achievers and community influencers for younger girls and the society at large.

During the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 2017, emphasis was placed on the need to continuously celebrate the achievements of women from all sectors, as well as provide a resource base for projecting the works and contributions of women from the urban and grassroots level in the development of the country.

The Nigerian Women Hall of Fame was set up in October, 1992 as one of the visual forms of documentation to pay tribute to Nigerian Women First Achievers, celebrate their unlimited potentials through the ages in all sectors of the economy and human endeavour.

The Hall currently features a comprehensive display on women in the form of pictures, plaques, busts, artifacts and memorabilia. It also features records of women in pre-colonial days who played legendary roles in trade, politics, commerce and inter-tribal wars, those who have not been acknowledged or given prominence in national records.

In recent times, the Centre has received too many requests from women in various States of the Federation to also feature them in the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame. The Centre is convinced that the setting up of States Women Hall of Fame will reduce this demand, while also providing an opportunity to celebrate women from the States and grassroots.

National Centre for Women Development (NCWD)

Council may wish to note:

·    That there is increase in the demand from women in the States and grassroots for induction into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame.

·    The need to replicate national women structures at the States and local government to ensure uniformity, empowerment of women and proper documentation of women's stories and achievements.

·    The need to provide Resource base for identifying female role models at the States.

Council is invited to approve that

States should set up Women Halls of Fame with Technical support from the NCWD where necessary.

Action

Approved

24.           

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the commencement of:

i.    Masters Degree Programme in Gender Studies organized by NCWD in collaboration with the University of Abuja.

ii.   Advanced Computerized Fashion Design Courses.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council on the commencement of:

i.  The Masters Programme on Gender Studies, Peace and Security will build and enhance manpower for effective Gender Mainstreaming in Nigeria.

ii. The Advanced Computerized Fashion Design classes will give Trainees competitive edge for speed in mass production beyond the basics in the world of Fashion Designers

The need for the collaboration on Gender Studies for Masters Degree with the Gender & Security Studies Department of the University of Abuja and the NCWD arose from the call from many women and women groups on how they can obtain Masters degree from UNIAbuja without going to Gwagwalada due to its distance from town.

The NCWD and UNIAbuja then sat and drafted an MOU on a collaboration that will ease these problems for our women.

With the understanding that all participants will hold classes in the NCWD (lectures and exams) while the teachers come from the University on weekends to give lectures and exams.

NCWD

The women that will participate in these programmes will be better off at the end of the programmes as the knowledge and Certificates obtained will launch them into their next levels in life.

Council is invited to create more awareness on the Training courses offered by NCWD.

Action

Approved

25.           

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Establishment of NCWD Zonal Offices in the six geo-political zones of the nation

To secure office space for the establishment of NCWD Zonal offices that will provide support to National Agencies in:

•    Shaping policy and programmes targeted at women and the girl-child based on sound research and data;

•    Building collaborative, mutually rewarding partnerships and social networks to share skills and build capacity

•    Support women as economic providers and innovators, nurturers and caregivers, community leaders and agents of change;

•    Ensure women’s control of economic resources, guaranteeing their reproductive rights, health and nutrition; strengthening

their capabilities; and increasing their political power;

•      Fostering equity and respect for the human rights and dignity of all.

In order to bring development closer to the rural poor, the NCWD is seeking cooperation from 6 interested States to dedicate already built up Women Development Centres to set up 6 pilot Zonal Women Development Centres under the direct coordination, linkages and mandates of driving the socio-economic enhancement and empowerment of the womenfolk to ensure that Federal Government programmes are well articulated in addressing the yearnings and aspirations of the rural women, which take cognizance of the peculiarities and cultural values of the different Zones, as well as give the required purposeful leadership.

NCWD

The NCWASD in 2004 approved for the NCWD to set up Zonal offices to facilitate women development at the grass root but the willing States need to dedicated office space to aid the process. The proposed States for now include: Cross Rivers, Anambra, Oyo, Niger, Kano and Adamawa

Council is invited to call on the selected States or any other interested States to dedicated one Women Development Centre OR Skills Acquisition Centre to accommodate NCWD Zonal Offices.

Action

Approved

WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION  COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL (WSSCC)

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the need for Advocacy towards improved access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs).

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for consideration and approval for the Ministry of Women Affairs to lead the advocacy for improved access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs).

In Nigeria, access to basic water and sanitation services by Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) are below the national access. About 68% and 42% of Nigerians have access to basic water and sanitation services respectively while PLWD have less access at 65% and 37% respectively. Also, only 32% of Health Care Centres and 19% of Motor Parks and Markets have basic water supply services that are accessible to PLWD. An estimated 122 million people do not have decent toilets, while over 47 million people still defecate in the open and these figures include people living with disability. These low accesses have implications on education, health, productivity, and socio-economic outcome of the populace and especially for PLWD.

Federal/States Ministry of Women Affairs

Advocating for the improved access to water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WASH) services )for Persons Living with Disabilities will lead into achieving the following:

-The pledge to Leave No One Behind (LNOB)  contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Equality and non-Discrimination

- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted by world leaders in 2015 presents a blueprint for peace and prosperity of the people and the planet. Many of the 17 SDGs are inter-linked, with the achievement of one being dependent on another. SDG 4 on Quality Education hinges on inclusive and equitable quality education and promotion of life-long learning opportunities for all focuses on eliminating gender disparities in education and ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities.

 -Target 4.a of SDG 4 which is to build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all, requires that schools have access to basic drinking water, single-sex basic sanitation facilities and basic hand washing facilities.

-Closely linked is SDG 6 on Clean Water and Sanitation which seeks to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all while SDG 10 is on Reducing Inequalities within and among countries by empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all, including persons living with disabilities.

-SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) and SDG 5.c: adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

-SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) SDG 6.2: seeks to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.

- The FMWR   has proposed a ₦30bn (thirty billion naira) fund to end open defecation.  - Development of the Partnership for Expanded Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH)

- A multi-sector collaborative platform that seeks to bring together government agencies and international institutions to improve access to water supply, sanitation and hygiene in rural areas of Nigeria.

- Funding of the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) program by WSSCC to the tune of Five million US dollars for six (6) local government areas (3 in Benue and Cross River States).

- The project has so far recorded two local governments in Cross River State (Bekwarra and Obanliku) and one in Benue State (Logo LGA) Open Defecation Free(ODF)

Council is invited to approve:

The engagement of the Federal and State/FCT Ministries of Women Affairs in advocating for improved and inclusive access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs)

 2. Collaborate with WSSCC to:

 -Address discrimination and stigma in the provision of WASH services for PLWD, 

3. Awareness on their needs with respect to WASH services and specifically, the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) needs of women and girls with disabilities.

-Advocate for consideration of the peculiar needs of PLWD (girl child and women) in the design, location and construction of WASH facilities.

4. Encourage the participation of PWDs ( the girl child & women)in all WASH decision making processes and ensure that WASH related information are disseminated in formats that address their different disabilities.

5. Monitor, evaluate and report on the progress made in eliminating inequalities as it relates to access to WASH services by PWDs through development and emergency WASH interventions.

Action

Approved

ACTION MEMORANDA (STATE)

AKWA-IBOM

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the establishment of surveillance team to monitor and evacuate male children from the street for rehabilitation and training on various skills and possible reintegration.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform Council on the need to pay more attention to the menace of male children who roam the streets and commit criminal havoc in the State and to evacuate and train them to become useful citizens.

Evidence shows that the Ministry and her Partners have always been concentrating on the girl-child programmes more than the boy-child programmes.  To some extent, significant achievements have been recorded on the girl child programmes.

With the upsurge of crimes traceable to street boys in the State, there is the need to drive all human and material resources towards the rehabilitation of the Boy Child. Therefore for proper intervention in these societal ills focus on the male child should also be given top priority.

SMWASD

Council is therefore invited to note that:

   i.  Crime rate in our society will be drastically reduced.

  ii.  Majority of vulnerable male children will be educationally empowered and equipped with productive skills.

 iii.  Literacy rates in the society will be enhanced.

 iv.  The poverty rate in the society will be reduced.

Council is requested to approve:

i.  The establishment of surveillance Team to monitor and evacuate vulnerable street children for reintegration and rehabilitation.

ii.  That States be encouraged to establish skills Acquisition centres in all districts in the states to train the street children.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the need to strengthen educational support for students with disabilities

This memorandum is to inform Council on need for States (public /private sector) to be encouraged to strengthen educational support for students with disabilities by provision of special education intervention fund to assist students with disabilities.

 i.  Disability naturally remains a lifelong set-back for PWDs

ii.  PWDs are often abandoned, and their education seen as waste of resources.

iii.  It takes great courage and will for a PWD to overcome disability mentally.

iv.   Education is an instrument capable of surmounting disability challenges. 

  v.  Meeting educational needs should not be allowed to be a barrier for students with disabilities.  The future of any society correlates with level and quality of education of its members.

 vi.  Education therefore enhances inclusion.

SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:

i.  PWDs are vulnerable people.

ii.  Access to high education with their peculiar disabilities doubles their challenge.

iii.   Inability to secure financial support for their education could jeopardize the ambition of PWDs.

iv.  Education enhances inclusion and lack of it magnifies exclusion frontiers.

Council is invited to approve and urge States to strengthen educational support for students with disabilities by provision of special education intervention fund.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need for Public Sensitization and awareness creation with passage of a bill against witchcraft stigmatization of the Elderly.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to be encouraged to create public awareness/

sensitization

 with a “Bill” against witchcraft stigmatization, but effective inclusion, acceptance, love and care for the Elderly (men and women of 65 yrs and above ) for economic, cultural and social sustainability   

Care and support of the elderly has been universally accepted as a medium of life enhancement, social and cultural sustainability.

It is a way of creating social inclusion, effective and useful development in the life of the elderly through education of the public, family members to love, cherish and value them rather than give them befitting burial for social, cultural and economic development of the Nation.    

SMWASD

Council is invited to note that the positive psychological makeup of the elderly is so important to support them to have useful lifestyle, longevity and productivity for the development of the nation.

Public awareness/ sensitization exercise and a bill against stigmatization but care / support for the elderly can be achieved if all states will step-down such policy and bill to the grass- root for social inclusion and development.       

Council is invited to approve that: 1. States create awareness/sensitize the public against witchcraft stigmatization of the elderly; and

2. To punish offenders in order to encourage people to love, care, support and protect the elderly for their acceptance and inclusiveness for cultural, social and economic development of the Nation.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the establishment of a Central one-stop Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Centre within the Ministry with dedicated hotlines (toll-free lines) and Response Linkages with relevant Stakeholders.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to establish central one-stop Gender Based Violence Response Centres within the Ministries with dedicated hotlines (toll-free lines) and response linkages with relevant stakeholders.

Gender Based Violence is still prevalent in our society in spite of efforts by State and non-State actors to intervene in the prevention and response. Gender Based Violence is a direct violation of the health and sexual rights of women and girls.  It poses a health hazard and has serious sexual and reproductive health consequences.  Therefore, there is need to curb GBV to the barest minimum, if not completely eradicated in our society.  Concerted efforts and strategies must be employed to address GBV issues and the establishment of a central one-stop GBV prevention and response centre within the Ministry with dedicated hotlines (toll-free lines) as well as response linkages with relevant stakeholders is one of such strategies.

SMWASD

Council is invited to note as follows:

i.  GBV remains high in spite of efforts by different Governments, Civil Society Organizations, partners, etc to mitigate the menace.

ii.  GBV undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its survivors.

iii.  Establishment of a central one-stop GBV prevention and response centre with dedicated hotlines (toll-free lines) and response linkages with law enforcement agents, Civil Society Organizations as well as dedicated health facilities in the States will provide a 24- hour proactive and effective reporting of GBV cases to other GBV essential care services for survivors through referrals.

iv.  The GBV prevention and response centre will become a strategic platform for the provision of confidential and data management for the survivor.

Council is invited to urge States to establish central one-stop GBV prevention and response centres.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(PWDs)

Memorandum on the need for proper care and management of children with Down Syndrome 

(1)   The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish Center for Children with Down syndrome in the State.

(1)   Down Syndrome is a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome defect causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and broad facial profile. It arises from defect involving chromosome 21. Or a Down syndrome is a wide range of development delays and physical disabilities caused by genetic disorder.

(2)   The treatment of Down syndrome consists of therapy and self-care.

Early intervention programme with a team of therapist and specialized educators who can treat each child’s specific situation are helpful in Down Syndrome  

ASMW&CA

This ministry has during the international day for persons with disabilities organized workshop for both the children with Down Syndrome and their parents. The resource persons are care givers and therapist. These children were invited across the state. The venue of the event is the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Dev. Center Agu-Awka

The council is invited to approve:

The establishment of Centre for Down Syndrome Children in the State.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT OF   PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(PWDs)

Memorandum on need for management of Persons with multiple disabilities (visually impaired, deaf and dumb).  

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council’s approval on the establishment of a special center for the proper training of people who are virtually impaired, deaf and dumb. They will be trained on how to :

(2)   Operate the Braille Machine

(3)    How to use White Cane on their day to day activities.

(4)   Train them on a skill which will be beneficial to them. This will make them self-independent to live a normal life.

This ministry in collaboration with Joint Association of persons with disabilities (JONAPWD) on regular basis have organized workshops and seminars for people with multiple disabilities in the state at the JONAPWD Headquarters at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Center Agu-Awka

ASMW&CA

Council may wish to note:

(1)   That there are persons who have the following disabilities at the same time: blind, deaf and dumb.

(2)   That these are people with extreme disabilities

(3)   That these people can be trained through the use of special skills to make them useful in the society.

(4)   That there are Care Givers who have been trained to carry out these training.

(5)   That the state has made a provision for a center where this category of people will be trained.

(6)   That the state government and other collaborating agencies will help empower these people after training.  

The council is invited to approve:

The establishment of a special center for the training of people who are virtually impaired, deaf and dumb.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR MENTALLY CHALLENGED

Memorandum on need for Skill Acquisition and Start-off Grant for Vulnerable Groups

The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council  on the need for Skill Acquisition at the existing mentally challenged Home with the view:

 i. To equip them with various skills for development of self-reliance.

ii. To enhance their self-esteem and enable acceptance to their families and communities

iii. To minimize chance of recidusion.

Presently, the Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally Challenged in Anambra State has a total number of eighty-six (86)  inmates.

The Rehabilitation centre which is statutorily supervised by the Anambra state MW&CA is meant to provide care and protection to the vulnerable group who roam about the street and major roads.

The Home doesn’t have skill acquisition programmes for the Mentally Challenged after their recovery.

ASMW&CA

The council may wish to note:

i.    That Mentally challenged in our Home are not provided with Skill programmes

ii.  That the skill acquisition for mentally challenged has become imperative after rehabilitation to minimize the chances of keeping them redundant.

iii.        The council is also to note that this group is vulnerable

iv.  Adequate empowerment of the mentally challenged will enable the Ministry key into the objective of Economic Recovery Growth Plan of the government which emphasizes on investment in our people and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)

Council is invited to approve a collaborative partnership between the Ministry on skill acquisition and start of grants recovered mentally challenged in rehabilitation home for development, self-reliance and proper re-integration into the larger society after their release.

Additional funding for take-off grant for Mentally Challenged persons.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVUVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the need for the establishment of Good-will Clubs and Societies at Primary & Secondary Schools levels.

The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish Good-will Clubs Societies aimed at “catching them young” on issues of peace and tolerance in the society

Peace and tolerance in the society is paramount. Children are the leaders of tomorrow, inculcation of the importance of peace and harmony in the heart of the younger generation has been neglected some decades ago hence the inevitable resort to intolerance we are experiencing today

FMWA/

SMWASD

The Ministry in collaboration with the Office of Her Excellency will establish Peace Clubs and Societies in both Private and Public Schools across the State. These would reduce cultism and enhance peace, tolerance and social interaction amongst the children in the State.

Council is invited to approve the establishment of Good-will Clubs and Societies in all State.

Action

Approved

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

 Memorandum on the sensitization / mobilization of women for mass literacy programmes

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to encourage women to enroll in mass literacy programmes.

An educated Woman is an asset to her family, community and the nation. That is why it is said “if you educate a woman, you educate a nation”. It is important to be educated.  Women who are educated will perform better in all aspects of life. As compared to men, there are more uneducated women. This has affected women greatly in their endeavors, the quest to be relevant and to be heard in national issues.

SMWASD/ SMoE

Encouraging women to enroll in mass literacy programmes will improve their level of education which will in turn help them among others to: 

 i. Improve their personal hygiene, hence their health 

 ii. Improve their participation at all levels of decision making, hence their voice will be heard.

 iii. Improve their socio-economic status

Council is invited to approve that States embark on sensitization and mobilization of women to enroll in mass literacy programmes in their States.

Action

Approved

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SOCIAL PROTECTION

Memorandum on the Domestication of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to Domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act.

Gender Base Violence takes place every day in our homes, communities and the nation. Its high rate of prevalence led the federal Government to pass the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in 2015. The Act addresses all forms of violence against persons. The Act regards all Nigerians as equal irrespective of age, gender or social status. 

SMWASD

Council may wish to note that:        

 i. Most states of the Federation are yet to domesticate the Act.

ii. The non-domestication of the Act has created gaps in the prosecution of offenders.

Council is invited to approve that States domesticate the Violence Against Persons prohibition (VAPP) Act in their States.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE.

Memorandum on the need for Sensitization of Stakeholders on new trends of drugs/substance abuse.

The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council on the need for all States to initiate programmes to enlighten Stake- holders on the new trends of substance abuse in our society.

Recent studies have shown that youths have devised modern methods of drug or substance abuse that cannot be detected by drugs screening test or urine toxicological devices.  E.g. Tom-Tom dissolved in Lacasara drink, maggi glutamate solution in fruits juice, sniffing of latrine and other substances.

SMWASD

1. To advocate parent proximity with children for early detection.

 2. To enlighten wards and children of the resultant effect of substance abuse e.g. insanity, suicide, Cultism, stealing, thuggery, rape and other social vices.

Council is invited to approve that the state embark on sensitization and enlightenment of all Stake holders on the new techniques of substance abuse.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTION HEALTH

 Memorandum on the management of Menstrual  Hygiene of Female Inmates

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council on the need to support and care for female inmates in the management of Menstrual Hygiene.

Women need special attention when it concerns personal hygiene because of their unique nature. In most cases, those women and girls confined to the prisons do not get that special attention because of their being secluded from the larger society or because of the perception that they are criminals. The sanitary condition in most prisons across the nation is deplorable and the female inmates are more vulnerable in terms of contacting diseases/infections, hence they need support and care particularly in the area of their menstrual hygiene.

SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:     

 i. Care and support for female inmates in their menstrual hygiene will improve their personal hygiene and reproductive health.      

 ii. It will give them sense of belonging.  

  iii. It could make some of them to change their behavior.

Council is invited to approve that all states support and care for female inmates on menstrual hygiene management

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to include Child Spacing Services in the 5 Safe Spaces Centre’s Programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The purpose of this memorandum is to promote reproductive health and wellbeing among girls and women aged between 15-24 who have been displaced and are living in the Internally Displaced Persons’ Camps and for members of the hosting community.

The farmers/herders crisis in the State has led to the displacement of over 500,000 persons from their ancestral homes. Over 65% of the displaced persons are made up of women and girls, most of them are in their reproductive stage of life.

This has led to an increase in the reproductive rate of this population. Many of the women and girls have expressed ignorance on the availability to reproductive/child spacing service.

In view of this, there is a need to introduce child spacing services in the skills acquisition and resilience programme that is currently going on in the safe spaces located near the IDP camps for the usage by women and girls from the community and the camps. It is hoped that this programme will introduce the women and girls to child spacing practices and services for the promotion of the health of the mothers and the children. There by increasing the uptake and demand for child spacing services.

MWASD and the LG Dept of Health.

1. The women and girls that are displaced are ignorant of Child Spacing Services and their Reproductive rights. This has led many of these women to have many children and in many instances; the children are not adequately spaced.

2. The health of these women is compromised and because of too frequent and too many children.

3. They are perpetually in poverty because of lack of time to engage in a viable means of livelihood and the burden of bringing up children.

4. The UNFPA is supporting the skills acquisition and resilient building programme in the safe spaces.

5. The Ministry will liaise with the Local Government Health Department for the provision of family planning commodities. In order to realize this project.

Council is  invited to approve:

1. The implementation of this child spacing project in the safe space centres as a strategy to improve the health of these women and girls.

 2. Child Spacing project as an intervention to improve the lives of the children and the wellbeing of the mothers.

Action

Approved

40

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES

Memorandum on the need to embark on Community Base Rehabilitation (CBR) training of the Persons with Disabilities including Mental Health and the Albinos in Vocational Skill Acquisition and Empowerment

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council on the need to embark on CBR training programme for Persons With Disabilities, Albinos and People with Mental health problems in various vocational skills and empowerment in Rural communities in the State.

Persons With Disabilities, Albinisms and mental health challenges are generally neglected in the scheme of things in their families, communities, and the society at large. They are therefore most vulnerable to poverty and all sorts of abuses. Some have acquired vocational skill training and former education but still do not have means of livelihood to fend for themselves, their families and contribute to the social economic development of their communities. It is on this note that, Benue State Rehabilitation Board seeks the need for a coherent vocational skill programme to train and empower these categories of persons to acquire skills that will engage them in one form of trade and business to earn a living.

Benue State Rehabilitation Board

Council is invited to note that in the CBR Vocational Skill Training and Empowerment program,

i.  the common vocational skills are:- Shoe-making, Use of grinding Engine, Tailoring & Fashion Designing, Barbing and Hairdressing, Cosmetics production, Welding & Fabrication, Bead-making, Weaving/ Knitting, Piggery, Fishery, Poultry Farming etc

ii.  That need assessment should be carried out in all the Local Government Areas to determine what kind of training and empowerment programmes they want.

iii.  That about 10 PWDs including Albinos and mentally challenged should be selected from each LGA, train and empower on vocational skills, businesses and trades yearly.

iv.  The selected persons should be trained and empowered specifically on vocational skills, businesses and trades that are common and have available markets within their localities.

v.    Rehabilitation Boards in States should collaborate with the already established private businesses Centre’s within the communities or LGAs to train and empower those selected and pay for the training fees including the cost of training materials.

vi.  The training must be within communities and the official of Rehabilitation Board should monitor and supervise those business centres.

vii.  Rehabilitation Board in States shall procure the items with States budgetary provisions or Local Governments contributions as well as solicit support of those items from Donor agencies and Development Partners and donate same to the disabled

viii.  The empowerment and donation of the items must take place at the secretariat of each L.G.A council such that the community members will also know what government is doing for the disabled. And also ensure beneficiaries do not sell out such equipment & materials.

Council is invited to approve that:

i. Rehabilitation Board should carry out a yearly Community Base Rehabilitation training and empowerment for the PWDs, Albinos & People with mental health challenges on different forms of vocational skills, businesses and trades.

ii) that other States of the Federation should do same so that a significant number of PWDs,  Albinos and people with mental health problems in Nigeria are trained and empowered with a means of livelihood to integrate properly in the society.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need for awareness creation on Home Grown / Community Based Dialogue approach to discourage irregular migration.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council that Human trafficking and exploitation continue to be a tragic reality for women children and men worldwide. This phenomena has to stop for the wellbeing of the vulnerable persons thus there is need for adopting home gown approach / community based dialogue using existing group structures for sustainability to say no to human trafficking and irregular migration. 

Human trafficking / exploitation ranks amongst the highest paid crime worldwide. The most vulnerable are enslaved and forced into labour, sexual exploitation and these are the greatest violation of human rights. The gains made from human trafficking acts as pull/push for its perpetuation. Thus Nigerian youths, women and children are prone to being victims and Delta State is now second in the ranking on human trafficking. Adopting Home Grown Approach/Community Based Dialogue using existing groups’ structures for sustainability to say no to irregular migration is required.

Delta State Affairs MWACSD

Council is invited to note that:

I.   Human trafficking is a lucrative venture.

II. Women and children are the vulnerable victims.

III.  Human trafficking denies victims of their human and in most cases sexual rights.

IV.  To restore human dignity of the vulnerable, there must be an end to trafficking.

V. In order to achieve the above, there is need to create awareness on the need to adopt Home Grown Approach/ Community Based Dialogue using existing group structure for sustainability.

Council is invited to approve that Home Grown Approach/Community Based Dialogue be adopted in all States to discourage irregular migration and human trafficking using existing structures for sustainability.

Action

Approved

42

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 

Memorandum on the need for sensitization and awareness creation towards the Domestication of the Discrimination against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2019. 

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for sensitization/awareness creation towards the domestication of the discrimination against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2019.

Disability is a cross cutting issue not just health problem but rather it is a complex phenomenon that reflects the interaction between the person’s body and the environment he/she lives. Unfortunately studies have shown that it could occur to anybody at any time and that Nigeria has a sizable number of persons in this category in her population. However, despite the number of international instruments that has been put in place to promote the inclusiveness of this category of persons, discrimination against them by the larger society has continued unabated especially in developing country like Nigeria hence the signing into law an Act against this discrimination is a welcome development and needed to be encouraged and domesticated in all the States of the Federation in line with their peculiar needs as it provides for their full integration, establishment of a National Commission for PWDs with vested responsibility for their education, health care, social economic and civil rights.

All States Ministries Agencies and Boards including FCT charged with PWDs matters

In the light of the foregoing council may wish to note:

i.   That disability is a cross cutting issue and can occur to any one at any time.

ii.  That Nigeria according to the population census statistics 2006, has a sizable number of PWDs.

iii.That these categories of persons are being discriminated against despite several international instruments that has been put in place against this practice which Nigeria is a signatory.

iv. That discrimination against PWDs (Prohibition Act 2019 with adequate sensitization and domestication in line with the various state domestic needs will help to address this challenges as it will no doubt lead to their full integration, improve education, health care, social economic and civic rights.  

Council is invited to:

i.  Approve that the Federal Government should intensify the sensitization on the implementation of the Discrimination against PWDs (Prohibition) Act 2019

ii. Support and encourage all the States of the Federation including FCT to domesticate it.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need to strengthen family value systems for care of the Elderly.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to strengthen existing family values for care of older persons in all the States through comprehensive sensitization and advocacy of all stake-holders in the society.

A strong family with stable values is an excellent instrument and adaptation to the external world and pressure. For a healthy stable family, the elderly needs to be cared for.

2. In an ideal family when children are young, parents look after them; provide for them the basic needs of life for healthy living and growth. Children are taught to respect the elders, stay with them and also care for them as they get older.

3. In recent times  however, the reverse is the case as most aged persons are being neglected, abandoned and thrown out of their homes, as the children attribute whatever unfortunate circumstances they could be experiencing, to the evil actions of their aged parents or relations.

Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development (FMWASD)

AND

Ministry of Social Development and Gender Matters (MSDGM).

Council is invited to note that:

1. Family value system is presently deteriorating and the need to enhance the standard of family values specifically on older persons.

2. Family members or children are expected to care for older persons

3. Family members and relatives should be taught that the various actions of the elderly like senility, absent mindedness and other irritating actions are signs of ageing and not to be taking as a burden

Council is invited to approve

that all States embark on massive sensitization and advocacy to all communities for re-orientation on strengthening family values.

Action

Approved

44

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN.

Memorandum on the need to simplify the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law  (VAPP) and also intensify a sustainable advocacy and community mobilization effort by Stakeholders on VAPP Law

The purpose of this memorandum is to draw Council’s attention on the need to engage all stakeholders through massive sensitization and awareness creation towards the effectiveness of the law to prevent and redress violence against women and girls.

This sensitization is expected to be carried out through all platforms such as the media, workshops, town hall meetings and advocacy visits. 

Violence against persons is a social ill that threatens the peaceful co-existence of humanity. In some societies, women and girls are vulnerable to physical, sexual, emotional or psychological abuse that cuts across income, class and cultures.

In recent times, there has been increase in gender killings arising from domestic abuse, child rape, female genital mutilation and sexual violence. These has led to the signing the bill titled ‘’Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPP)’’ in Edo State. The law prohibits violence against all persons as well as effective remedy for offenders and other related matters.

MSDGM

1. The rate of violence against persons is on the increase in Edo State.

2. Findings show that women are being abused one way or another.

3. The need for massive sensitization of the newly promulgated law on Violence Against Persons.

1. Council is called upon to urge all States that have domesticated the VAPP law to immediately embark upon massive sensitization, awareness creation.

2. To translate the law into local languages.

Action

Approved

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CARE AND SUPOORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the need to establish a Centre to cater for children with special needs in Ekiti State

The purpose of this memorandum in to inform Council on the need to establish a Centre to cater for Children with special needs in Ekiti State.

Parents of children with special needs often find it difficult to cope as there are no facilities to cater for such categories of these children

Ekiti State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social  Development

There is need to establish a home to cater for children with special needs e.g. autism, cerebral palsy, hydrocephalic, micro-cephalic condition.

There is also the need to provide specially trained personnel and provide audio logical and therapeutic service at such centers.

Council is invited to consider and approved  a Centre for this category of children in Ekiti and other States/ FCT.

Action

Approved

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EMPOWERMENT OF THE VULNERABLE GROUPS

Memorandum on the need for Social and Economic Empowerment of the indigent Widows and the Widowers in the country

The purpose of this memorandum is to create a need based employment through government /privat partnership for the vulnerable group in our society.

A lot of women who lost their husbands are faced with different problems like lack of food, shelter, clothing, income etc as they are not being supported by the deceased family.

Many part of the country experience attacks, killing their men and leaving the women to fend for their family. Also some men who don’t have a steady income suffer the same fate.

That is why there is need for the introduction of conditional cash transfers to these groups of vulnerable in the society.

SMWASD

FMWASD

DONORS

MDA

Council is called upon to note that:

1.  Some deceased spouses are the bread winners of their family which leaves them vulnerable and may lead to sudden death of their spouse.

2.  The children in such families may tend to become menace to the society if they are not cared for.

Council is invited to approve that State key into this programme as a subset in the on-going Conditional Cash Transfer in the country.

Action

Approved

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WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT

Memorandum on the need to Establish Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Centre in States of the federation and to support the existing ones.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for the establishment of SGBV Centre in every State of the federation and the strengthening of the existing ones to address challenges of SGBV.

SGBV referral Centre is a Centre with professional hands to urgently and effectively respond to Sexual and Gender Based Violence as well as harmful practices. The Centre networks with other service providers for justice to victims.

Since the establishment of this Centre in FCT with the support of ROLAC, quick response to cases has become order of the day and access to justice has become easier. So far, 59 cases have been dealt with and a conviction secured, some cases are still pending in court.

FCT/

SMWASD

Council is invited to note:

 i.  That the establishment of FCT SGBV center in FCT has helped tremendously in responding to cases and access to justice by victims.

ii.  That SGBV Centre exists in few states of the Federation. There is need to replicate it in all the states of the Federation.

Council is invited to approve:

i.     That SGBV Centres be established in all States of the federation.

ii.   The encouragement of States that already have to strengthen theirs.

Approved

48

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHT, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE 

Memorandum on the need to curb the menace of drug and substance abuse among children in Nigeria.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to curb the menace of drug and substance  abuse among children in Nigeria  with  a view to developing a more pragmatic and holistic interventions  at various tiers of government.

The menace of drug and substance abuse among children in Nigeria has become worrisome as it is no longer limited to conventional drugs but other thing such as, sniffing of pit latrine solution, cough syrup, fungi, urine etc. This practice has far reaching health consequence on the individual. Furthermore it has grave effect on the social-economic and political development of the country. Insecurity and other social vices perpetrated by children in the country today cannot be completely devoid of drug and substance abuse.

FCT/SDS

Council is invited to note that:

i.   Drug and substance abuse among children has taken a new dimension.

ii.   Drug and substance abuse among children is highly associated with antisocial and other criminal behaviors plaguing the country at present.

iii.  It has far reaching negative effect on the socio-economic and political development of the country.

iv.  There is urgent need for a pragmatic and holistic approach towards addressing the menace at various tiers of government. 

Council is invited to approve the development of a holistic frame work to tackle the menace of drug and substance abuse among children at various tiers of government.

Action

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHT, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE 

Memorandum on the need for the amendment of Child’s Rights Act, 2003.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for the review of Child Rights Act, 2003 in view of emerging issues, which has made some of its provisions

Inconsistent with the present realities in the country.  

The Child’s Right Act 2003 is a product of the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) adopted in 1989 and the African Charter on the Right of the Child (ACRWC) adopted in 1990. The African union charter provides for the right and duties of children within the Africa contest. Nigeria as a member of community of Nations ratified the two documents which the National Assembly passed into an Act.

Presently, most state of the Federation  have domesticated it while few states have not done so, it is of note that Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is the only place where the Act is being used as passed because the National Assembly Legislate for it.

FCT/FMWA/ SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:

 i.     The Act has not been reviewed since passage and signed into Law in 2003.

ii.     The Act is no longer in tune with present day realities.

iii.     Amendment will      eliminate a lot of bottlenecks associated with administration of Family Courts in Nigeria.

Council is invited  to approve:

i.   The amendment of Child’s Rights Act 2003.

ii.  That FMWA puts the necessary machinery in motion for amendment.

Approved

merged with  CDD FMWA Memo 7

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need for Sustainable Health Care Development Programme for the Aged

The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council on the need for establishment of Sustainable Health Care Development initiative for the Aged and Senior citizens in Nigeria.

The goal of the National Health Policy is to all Nigerians as enshrined in the constitution. However, the rights of older persons to long term and palliative care are not guaranteed in any existing policy, legal and programmatic framework.

The National Health Insurance Scheme 2017 provides for easy access for all citizens. However provides no coverage not o; for long term and palliative care? No long term care insurance that provide for individual above 65years with chronic or disabling medical condition.

FCT/FMWA/ SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:

As the global population of older persons is at the increase. This population aging will clearly transform all aspects of society.

This imminent transition poses the challenge of effective delivery of Health care services to older persons. Maintenance of health and wellbeing is key during aging process.

Council is invited to approve:

i.     the establishment of a Sustainable Health Care Development Programme for the Aged.

ii.  That FMWA collaborate with FMoH, NHIS and other relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2018.

Action

Approved

GOMBE

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the need for provision of basic amenities to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Gombe State

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to provide basic amenities for Orphans and Vulnerable Children to ensure conducive environment for their survival/welfare in the State.

2016/2017 data from the office of the Statistician General indicate that there are nineteen thousand, nine hundred and fourteen (19,914) OVC in Gombe State. This prompted the demand for OVC in the state to be provided with basic social amenities.

It is an area of priority when the provision of such facilities is actualized.

-    Children should be prioritized by government so that in turn we can have a sound society.

-    A scenario is created for every child to have an opportunity and chance to explore. 

-    Despite the fact that implementing partners have been working hard towards uplifting the betterment of these group but not to the fullest. Also their programs will one day come to an end.

Gombe State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare

Council is invited to note that:

i.        Lack of basic amenities is a sign of neglect on the part of the government.

ii.      These children do not have voice to speak their minds to get whatever they need.

-    It will curb the almajiri upsurge in the State; it will reduce incidence of Child Labour and street begging.

-    It is paramount for the government to take it as a matter of priority so that:

a.    Budgetary allocation is earmark for OVC activities for proper utilization.

b.    There should be no diversion of OVC funds to another business.

Council is invited to urge all States in the Federation to provide basic amenities for OVC in the States.

Action

Approved

52

EMPOWERMENT OF OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS

Memorandum on the  Need to empower Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Skills Acquisition

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to empower PWDs in Skill Acquisition such as leather works, tailoring, and knitting etc.

-    To reduce over dependency on family members.

-    To reduce street begging.

-    To create job/employment opportunities among the PWDs

The National Bureau of Statistics projected that the population of Gombe State in 2016 is 3,257,000, World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 projected that 15% of the projected population constituted of PWDs, this shows that the population of PWDs in Gombe State is 104,244. There is poverty among the PWDs, the indicator here is that the PWDs are found in all the States more especially the North where they are found in strategic places such as major streets, roundabouts, highways, institutions, etc. begging accompanied by their children or hired children. This ugly and pathetic situation necessitated the Ministry to think of a way to engage them in different skills.  

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Gombe

Imo and Lagos States

Street begging constitutes nuisance in our major streets, highways and cities. PWDs move from one State to another along with their children or hired children. If care is not taken our streets as well as major cities will be invaded by PWDs begging. There is going to be high rate of dependency on families, communities and Government which may lead to high rate of juvenile delinquency and stealing, dubious attitudes inclusive. In addition there is going to be an increase school dropout because some of the children are being hired for the purpose of begging.

Imo State:

the skill acquisition centre for persons with Disability would make them learn skills that would empower them economically and reduce the rate of destitution amongst them.

The skills will be in the following areas:

1.                  General Craft

2.        Soaps, detergent and confectionaries making

3.        Computer training

4.        Bakery

5.        Leather works

6.        Fashion designing

7.        Hair dressing/ Barbing saloon

8.        Etc.

The Council is invited to urge States Government to empower PWDs in Skill Acquisition.

Action

Approved

53

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the  Need for an Integrated Approach to empowering adolescent Girls and Women in Gombe State through access to  Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights services. 

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for availability of quality Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights services for women and adolescent girls in Gombe State.

There are insufficient sexual reproductive health services (SRH) for Women and adolescent girls in Gombe State.

There is also lack of access to sexual reproductive health information and life skills for adolescent girls in the State.

There is also high level of poverty among the women especially in the rural areas, which contributes to early marriages, force marriages, withdrawal of children from the schools to help their parents work on farms etc.

The sexual reproductive health indicators is as follows:

Modern contraceptive prevalence (MCPR)

-          15yrs – 49yrs 4% (2013 NDHS)

-          Unmet need for family planning – 19.4%

-          Total fertility rate – 7.0%

Education Indicators (2017 MICS)

-          Girls enrolment: Primary Education – 39.3%

-          Girls enrolment: Secondary Education – 24.5%

i.    Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Gombe State

ii.    UNFPA

iii.    Norwegian

Council may wish to note that:

-       There is no Health facilities upgraded for delivery of integrated SRH services including family planning.

-          There is need to strengthen capacity of health care providers in health facilities and in the communities to deliver family planning services.

-          There is need for adolescent girls (10 – 19years) to receive lessons in numeracy, literacy, life skills and SRH information.

-    There is need for community members, gatekeepers and traditional/religious leaders to be sensitized about benefits of girls’ education, the risks of child marriage and early child bearing and the benefits of planning beneficiaries.

-    9,000 adolescent girls (4,500 aged 10 -14 years and 4,500 15 – 19 years) at risk of school drop-out and child marriage will benefit from safe spaces services.

-    100,000 women of reproductive age (aged 15 – 49 years) need to access SRH information and services including contraceptives and family planning.

-       There is need for 900 health workers to be strengthened to deliver SRH services.

-    There is need for 250 female teachers to be strengthened to serve as Safe Spaces

-    Mentors.

Council is invited to approve the promotion of availability of Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights services in all State.

Action

Approved

54

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the  Need to act on the Alarming Rate of rape cases

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to address the increased cases of rape in the State.

Despite the fact that there was no merger of data from the Stakeholders, statistics from the Specialist Hospital, Gombe, indicates that three hundred (300) rape cases were recorded in 2018.

This is as a result of lack of severe penalties/sanction for offenders.

Despite the Law Review Committee that was constituted by the State Government which recommended life imprisonment for any person found to have committed rape, the incidence has been on the increase due to the fact that

the recommendation was not implemented.

Gombe, Niger, Ondo States

Council is invited to note that:

i.    Cases of rape are getting alarming as a result of lack of serious penalties.

ii.   The State constituted a Law Review Committee on Rape.

Council is invited to urge Gombe State Government to take proactive steps towards addressing the menace of Rape in all States.

Approved

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum of the need for Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to establish the mechanism for women's equal participation and equitable representation at all levels of the political process and public life.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish mechanism for women's equal participation and equitable representation at all levels of the political process and public life in all the states of federation.

The empowerment of women to improve the political, social, and economic and health status is of high importance. It is also essential for the achievement of sustainable development goal. The full participation and partnership of both women and men is required in productive life, including shared responsibilities for the care, nurturing of children and maintenance of the household. Women are facing threats to their lives, health and wellbeing as a result of being overburdened with work, their lack of power and influence.

In most regions of the world, women receive less formal education than men and at the same time, women's knowledge, abilities and coping mechanisms often go unrecognized. Despite notable efforts by countries, international bodies around the globe that have appreciably expanded access to need of eliminate inequalities melted on the female folk. The ideology of patriarchy continues to serve as forms of bias for ensuring women's subordination to men.

This sustains the justification for exclusion from decision making processes at all levels and their disempowerment, which means denial of choice. It is important to take actions that will empower women and bridge gender gaps in different areas of life such as education, decision making, and access to services and support. The situation of women is seen as highly disempowering because of the level of denial of the ability to the processes for acquiring resources must be fair and equitable for it to enable women acquire their desired goals.

Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.

In the light of the above, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development is invited to note the existence of Gender inequalities in both public and private sectors.

Council is invited to approve that FMWA put mechanism in place for women's equal participation and their equitable representation at all levels of the political process.

Action

Approved

56

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the need for the federal ministry of women affairs and social development to equip and strengthen child development department throughout the federation

The purpose for the memo is to draw the attention of the federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development on the urgent need to strengthen the capacity of child development department throughout the federation.

Children by virtue of their physical, emotional and material dependency are susceptible to exploitation and abuse in all ramifications. There is therefore immediate need to protect them until they attain maturity both for their own and the society benefits at large. It was in response to attending the aforementioned mandate that the National Council of Women Affairs created the Child Development Department. It was informed by the 1989 International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The department is a sensitive organ instituted to manage to a larger extent_; the hydra headed nature of the problems of children which include among others the issue of the child in conflict with the law, abandoned children, vulnerable children, various forms of child abuse, child marriage, harmful traditional practices on children to mention but a few.

Presently, the economics recession in our country has negatively affected the daily income of majority of our parents and most of them have derailed in the responsibilities. The scenario has exposed a good number of our children to all forms of abuse and neglect.

Recent report in the media concerning ranging from child labour, trafficking, sexual abuse, abandonment is alarming. It is a very bad index for our society considering the important role children play in the society and the negative impact of these abuses on them. This situation calls for urgent attention and intervention as the child development department that has the corporate responsibility to protect the lives of our children are constrained to attain to their needs due to lack of fund and mobility. There is therefore immediate need to strengthen the capacity of child development department in that direction.

The implementing Agency is the federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Abuja.

In the light of the above, the council is invited to note the following

1.                                        - The high prevalence of child abuse and neglect experienced in all states of the federation especially in the South Eastern States.

2.                                         

3.                                        - That the child development department of the states Ministry of Women
Affairs and Social Development are constrained in tackling issues relating
to child abuse and neglect

We strongly solicit as follows:-

- That each state government should  be encouraged to equip the CDD through high level advocacy of the Honourable Minister to the Governors to raise  a special intervention fund that will take care of the aforementioned problems for child development department throughout the federation.

- That the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development should provide technical support to Child Development Departments in the State Ministries to enable them respond to children issues which comes up in promptly.

Action

  Approved

57

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the Upgrading of Existing skills acquisition training centers across the federation to be disability Friendly in the 36 states of the federation.

The purpose of this memo is to help engage people living with Disability in Skill Acquisition training that would make them economically self-reliant, thereby, reducing destitution amongst them across the 36 States of the federation.

A physical challenged person is someone that has a problem with his body that makes it difficult for the person to do things that other people can do easily.

In view of this condition, several concerted actions and programmes are put in place in order to enhance the living condition of the physically challenged in the society.

Over the years, government in the bid to give the physically challenged person a sense of belonging in the society to enable them have good livelihood and contribute to national development, has put in place, various empowerment measures, targeted at improving their lots.

However, these measures need further reinforcement and consolidation in order to attain the most desired effects.

Against this backdrop, therefore, the 19^th Regular National Council on Women Affairs & Social Development is urged to mandate the 36 States to establish a Skill Acquisition Centre's for people living with Disability and it should cover the three clusters of Disability, namely, the Blind, the Deaf and Dumb and the entirely physical challenged.

The States Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development

The establishment of the skill acquisition centre for persons with Disability would make them learn skills that would empower them economically and reduce the rate of destitution amongst them.

The skills will be in the following areas:

1.                  General Craft

2.        Soaps, detergent and confectionaries making

3.        Computer training

4.        Bakery

5.        Leather works

6.        Fashion designing

7.        Hair dressing/ Barbing saloon

8.        Etc.

The existing Skills Acquisition Training Centres across the Federation should be made Disability Friendly to empower people with Disability across the 36 States of the federation.

The Council is hereby prayed to pass this memorandum and urge States to take necessary steps to establish the Skills Acquisition Centres.

Action

Approved

JIGAWA

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58

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD RIGHTS AND WELFARE

Memorandum on Life Step Project in some selected LGAs of Jigawa State.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the Life Step Project in the State.

The overall goal of Life Step Project is to give boys and girls the opportunity to attain the full potential by addressing their developmental needs using the three pillar approach; participation, protection and empowerment The project considers some LGAs whose children are in special needs of education, empowerment and protection. The following LGAs had benefited;

1.  Auyo LGA, with two communities (Ayama and Gatafa)

2.  Gwaram LGA, with two communities (Fagam and Sara)

Gwiwa LGA, with two communities (Gwiwa and Korayal).

Jigawa State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and Save The children International

Council may wish to note that:

i.   Most children living in the rural areas have no access to basic and post basic education in the state.

ii. Life Step project is initially implemented to provide solution to such problem, and also perform better in the area of economic empowerment and child protection.

Council is invited to:

i.   Urge the State Government to adequately fund the project;

ii. Urge the State Government to extend the project to other LGAs.

Action

Approved

KATSINA

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59

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need for Induction/Re-orientation of Honourable Commissioners of Women Affairs and Heads of Parastatals under the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development on good Governance and Gender responsive leadership skills.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for induction and re-orientation of Honourable Commissioners/ CEOs of agencies under the Ministry to implement Gender Responsive Leadership Skills and good governance in every two years.

More often than not, there are challenges in the implementation of gender responsive governance by most chief executives in the Ministries thus, the need for the re-orientation and induction of the leadership qualities and skills to the chief executives to be gender responsive. The induction would pave for good governance, utilization and effective execution of function in the ministries using existing machineries, human resources and schedules. The chief executives are new in the officers, thus need for the orientation.

FMWA, SMWASD, NCWD, all other agencies under the Ministry

council may wish to note:

ü  Incorporation of staff of the ministries in implementation of functions based on their designation would be developed simultaneously and their functions would be imbibed for efficiency.

ü  Culture of functions of the staff and management system as they affect staff in operation, using line Ministries, State functions, and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs Partners that would pare for good  results that can be achieved in women development generally.

ü  Engendering schedules and functions as they affect staff and their designate roles and schedules for continuity and sustainability.

ü  Effective collaboration as necessary with ability of staff to effectively function.

ü  The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with States and Partners to organize and sponsor the induction (on inception of duty of the Chief Executives in every tenure) to be organized by Department of Planning, Research and Statistics in collaboration with Department of Women Affairs

Council is invited to approve periodic induction/re-orientation of the heads of the MWA and its parastatal.

Action

Approved

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60

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on  promoting the welfare of the older persons by providing basic needs, care and support to enhance effective livelihood

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council of the need to provide basic needs that will enhance the promotion of welfare of older persons during their life time.

It is the later part of normal life and natural phenomenon that a child will become an adult. Therefore the young adults who are capable of fending for themselves now will later become frail and unproductive at old age. Most of the aged from non-formal sectors are left to their fate when they become old while those passed through the formal sector that is public and private organizations have stipend as pension at old age.  The older persons in the non-formal sector are left to charity and welfare programmes of the government

Kwara/OSUN2/TARABA 2 FMWASD and PENCOM

Council may wish to note that; 

(i) there is need for young, active and productive self-employed workers and those in private sector to save for their old age.

(ii) Such scheme should be made compulsory and easy to access through trust funds and pension administrators who will invest their fund and be responsible for paying the stipends at old age.

Osun 2: establishment of recreation centre for the elderly in all the states of the Federation.

Taraba 2: provision of social amenities to aged persons for proper care and support for them.

Council is invited

 to approve that:

i. the FMWASD mandates all SMWASD to implement the programmes of care & support for the aged.

ii.FMWA liaise with  National Pension Commission to ensure regular payment of pension allowances for the Aged and Senior Citizens.

Approved

LAGOS 1

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61

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to commemorate International Day of Rural Women on the 15^th of Oct, every year.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to commence the commemoration of the International Day for Rural Women.

The empowerment of rural women and girls is essential to building a prosperous, equitable and peaceful future for all on a healthy planet.

FMWA/WGA/Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation/ FMWASD/

SMWASD

Council is invited to note that women account for a substantial proportion of the labour force in agriculture, informal work and perform the bulk of unpaid care domestic work within the family in rural areas.

They make significant contribution to food security and nutrition, land and natural resources management. Celebrating International Day of Rural Women by the empowerment of rural women and girls is essential to building a prosperous, equitable and peaceful future for all on a healthy planet.

Council is invited to approve the Commemoration of International Day of Rural Women on the 15^th of October every year by all State of the federation.

Action

Approved

62

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the establishment of State Council Meeting.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to involve grassroot women to partake in policy making on Women at State Council Meetings.

The essence of this proposition is to ensure that decisions taken at the national level is cascaded and disseminated at the local levels. Thus information received from National Council Meetings gets to the grassroot women through State Council meetings.

Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation

It will serve as a forum for improving/energizing grassroot people by having a direct link with policy making on women.

Council is invited to consider and approve the establishment of the meeting of States Council on Women Affairs for all the States in the Federation.

Action

Approved

LAGOS 2

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63

MENACE OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTHS.

Memorandum on the need to intensify sustainable advocacy campaign and community mobilization against  drug abuse among  the vulnerable population  (children, youth, adults)

The purpose of the memorandum is to draw the attention of Council on the menace of drug abuse among the vulnerable population and the need for State Government to embark on sustainable advocacy, campaign and community mobilization for fight against drug abuse and to reduce the menace of illicit drugs among our target population.

Recent reports from the States and International Organizations have shown that the menace of substance and drug abuse among the youths in Nigeria is very alarming and the whole generation of youth is under threat of destruction. The State Government with the assistance of Federal Government should immediately embark on vigorous campaign, advocacy and community mobilization towards discouraging our youths from drug abuse.

Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development

/FMWA/SMWASD

Council is invited to note that:

i.      There is increase of reportage of the menace of drug abuse by youths.

ii.    Need to Embark on advocacy and campaign in the Primary, Secondary schools, Garages, Markets, Public Building, Community Hall, e.t.c through all platforms available to the stakeholders to talk about consequences of drug abuse and need to do away with it.

 Council is invited to approve that all States of the Federation embark on aggressive and vigorous campaign, advocacy and other community mobilization against the menace of drug abuse by the youth.

Action

Approved approval 60 and 94 align

merge

64

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the implementation of Child Safeguarding Policy in Lagos State and the need for other States to replicate it.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the implementation of Child Safeguarding Policy in Lagos State. 

A policy needs to be developed that describes how an organization is committed to preventing and responding appropriately and promptly to harm to children.

Staffs are to be appointed with clear responsibilities on handling of abuse of wards and appropriate response to abuse. The organization should provide a child safe environment by implementing the safeguarding and child protection policy of the State.  

Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development

Council is invited to note that:

i.    There is need to ensure protection for individual children from suffering harm as a result of abuse.

ii.  Structures used to be set up to prevent and respond to such violence, abuse promptly.

Council is invited to note that the Lagos State Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding is working and council should encourage other States of the Federation to do same.

Action

Approved

65

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES.

Memorandum on the need for Sustainable environment for social inclusion and economic empowerment for People with Disabilities (PWDs).

The purpose of this memorandum is to draw the attention of Council to the development and socio-economic consequences of continuous stigmatization exclusion and discrimination against PWDs in the society.

The Federal Government has signed the disability bill into Law. The United Nations, World Bank and several other International Development Agencies are particular about the issue of disability as a matter of Social justice, Human Right and Sustainable Development Goal. Based on the above, Council must consciously initiate policies that are in sync with the goals and purpose of these national and global development standards as exemplified in the Sustainable Development Goal.

 In light of the above consideration, it is imperative to put People With Disability through vocational training and empowerment especially in the area of Agric Business i.e. Poultry, Aqua-Culture, Planting of vegetables, Agro/Food Processing, Snail farming, etc.

LASODA, MYSD AND MEPB

i. Poverty is more prevalent among PWDs due to exclusion and stigmatization that preclude them from Education, Health Care and other Social Services.

Therefore it is imperative to address disability issues from the socio-economic dimension.

ii. Inadequate facilities such as Early Intervention Centres, Rehabilitation Centres and other Specialized Facilities for social inclusion and economic empowerment for People with Disabilities makes it difficult for proper implementation and monitoring of compliance with the laws at local, State and Federal Levels.

i. Council is invited to approve that all States of the Federation domesticate the disability law by creating an agency for its. Implementation.

Approved

NASARAWA

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67

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need to promote the welfare of older persons through free and subsidized treatment for common ailments associated with the aged.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to promote the welfare of Older Persons, through free and subsidized medical treatment for common ailments that affect the aged.

Older Persons are a vulnerable segment of the population.  This is in view of the dearth and near extinction of the values of our traditional extended family system and values, which hitherto provided effectively for the welfare and participation of all segments of the society according to their basic needs.

In addition, Older persons are not only physically frail; but suffer emotional and psychological neglect and abandonment by their children and wards, in conditions of want and penury in the villages.  In addition, the inconsistency and delay in payment of pensions and gratuity to deserving older persons deprive them of resources they need to adequately cater for themselves.

Accordingly, they are susceptible to ailments such as high blood pressure, arthritis, prostate cancer and diabetes, among others, which threaten their welfare and wellbeing and also pose challenges for their survival.

In light of the above, a policy that provides for free and subsidized medical treatment for common ailments associated with Older Persons, will contribute positively towards enhancing wellbeing and livelihood in further recognition of their contribution and sacrifice to the progress of society.

FMWASD / STATES MWASD

i. That Older Persons are a vulnerable segment of our population, who suffer physical, emotional and psychological neglect and abandonment, with dwindling and irregular finances to provide adequately for their wellbeing.

ii. Older Persons generally suffer from peculiar ailments like hypertension, arthritis, prostate and diabetes, which affect their welfare adversely.

ii. Provision of free and subsidized medical treatment at government health facilities for ailments associated with older persons will enhance their welfare and livelihood in the society.

Council is invited to urge the Federal and State Ministries of Women Affairs and Social Development to collaborate with relevant MDAs to set up machineries for implementation of free and subsidized medical treatment for ailments associated with Older Persons.

Action

Approved

NIGER

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68

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the scaling up of the level of literacy among women in Nigeria.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to improve on the literacy level of female and  out of school girls with a literacy rate of around 37.54% against adult male of about 69% and to reduce poverty though the provision of vocational skill for women and girls.

In Nigeria there are large disparities between the education that boys and girls receive. Many girls do not have access to adequate education past a certain age. In 2010, the female adult literacy rate (ages 15 and above) for Nigeria is 59.4% in comparison to male adult literacy rate at 74.4%.

·    Investing hugely in the education of women would no doubt break the York of poverty and lead to a better economic growth.

SMWASD

*Adequate attention should be given to women and their children to assess education to ensure their breakthrough.

*Adult education for women would serve as a panacea  of social-economic grown and development ton Niger state and country in general      

Council is invited to urge all States SMWASD to collaborate with Ministry of Education to scale up adult Education classes for women.

Approved 

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EMPOWERMENT OFOTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS

Memorandum on the establishment

of committees

on public sensitization on the dangers of the

Almajiri System in the Northern States.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to create awareness on the dangers inherent in the practice of Almajiri System.

The menace of

engaging children in the Almijiri System is increasing day by day, it is therefore important to create  awareness in the public to reduce the trend.

All Ministries of MASD

in the Northern State

There is need to formulate a strong advocacy and sensitization outfit to carry out this responsibility

Council is invited to urge the MWASD in the Northern States to establish

Committees on Public Sensitization on the dangers of the Almajiri System in the Northern States.

Strengthen the memo

Approved

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL  AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the proposition of Castration of individuals involved in child sexual offences

in all the States of the Federation.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to check the ever increasing incidents of rape involving minors all over the country and to propose death penalty against those involved in child sexual offences.

Activities of Pedophiles in Nigeria is on the increase.  No day passes by without case of raping children in this country. Some of these involve children as young as three months old. Something has to be done.

MWASD State House of Assembly,

Law Reform Commission  and Ministry

of Justice in all States

There is a need for a stringent law such as castration  that will deter potential offenders.

Council is invited to urge States MWASD to collaborate with relevant agencies to push for promulgation of castration  penalty for child sexual offenders.

Approved

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71

EMPOWERMENT OF OTHER VILNERABLE GROUPS

Memorandum on the Resuscitation of National Association for the Care  & Resettlement  of Offenders

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to Resuscitate the National Association for the Care  & Resettlement  of Offenders, to enhance the rehabilitation of

Ex-inmates  of Prisons

2. To promote networking and collaboration between the prisons service and State Social Welfare Agencies.

It was observed that majority of the ex- inmates of custodial institutions end up being destitutes or often found themselves in another crime that will return them to the four walls of the prisons immediately they are released because of the push and pull factors. The reason is so simple. No one supervises them anymore. It is for this reason that the Resuscitation of National Association for the Care & Resettlement of Offenders becomes expedient.

SMWA &SD.

 The association has been in existence before, but, died a natural death as a result of lack of will and interest in the funding of the committee.

However, during its existence, the committee performed creditably well to ensure appropriate reintegration of its target group.

Council is invited to approve the resuscitation of the Committee in the interest and well- being of the

ex-inmates and the society at large.

Action

Approved

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72

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY

ALLEVIATION.

Memorandum on the need to Strengthen Social Welfare family Counseling and Reconciliation Centres in the 36 States of the Federation.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on:

i.    The alarming rate of family disintegration in the society and

ii.  To bring to the fore the need to strengthen the existing family counseling and reconciliation centres and establishment of same where such centres are not in existence across the federation.

i) The family is the bedrock of the society.   The stability of the individual family unit would no doubt go a long way in facilitating a generally stable, viable and peaceful nation where general development will be enhanced.

ii) In the past, through investigation, counseling and socialization of intending couples was taken with all seriousness by the families involved.  However, reverse is the case nowadays. No in depth knowledge about intending couples in fact information on each is gotten through contract on face book, twitter, 2-Go, instagram etc. Hence, in a short -while marriages are characterized with crises, conflict and eventually divorce.

Most of the children produced in this conflict ridden families end-up being maladjusted; Socially, emotionally and psychologically with serious implication to the society.  There is therefore urgent need to control the trend.

MWASD

The council should note that:

i) There is high rate of family disintegration in the society.

ii) This trend has negative consequences on the children and the society at large.

iii) Family counseling and reconciliation centres have always provided needed intervention, but now weak due to lack of logistic support and necessary staff complaint.

Council is invited to approve that:

i.   Family counseling and reconciliation centres be created in all the Local Government areas of the federation and strengthen the existing ones.

ii. Recruitment of more staff to operate the centres.

Action

Approved

73

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION AND SURVIVAL AND WELFARE.

Memorandum on sensitization in the upsurge on incidence of rape.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the alarming rate of rape in the country and the need to take steps in controlling the situation.

Incidence of rape were rare in time past and even seen as a taboo and absorb in Africa:

ii) Cases of such absurd acts have been reported daily in both the print and mass media in almost all States of the federation.  The negative effects of the act of rape on our girl child who are supposed to be future mothers is immense.

iii) Victims who are mostly our young girls suffer from stigmatization, damage of reproductive organs and the consequences of not being able to conceive and give birth in the future among others.

iv) Girls or women with such traumatic experiences are highly disposed to becoming violent and have hatred for the men-folk including their siblings.

Hence, the need for all stakeholders in all part of the federation to recognize this menace, its implications and take needed control measures.

MWASD

The council should note

i) That there is steady increase in the incidence of rape of young girls nationwide

ii) The trend is threatening the quality of life and child bearing status of society’s future mothers.

iii) The usefulness of Community Mobilization and Sensitization services (MCMSS) in controlling the menace in Ondo State;

iv) Need for Council to support Anti-rape activities in the federation with the required political will and financial support.

Council is invited to approve:

i) That all States of the federation take preventive measures to protect the girl child and the women folks from rape.

ii) That Mobile Community Mobilization Sensitization services (MCMSS) be established where not existing and strengthened where already in operation throughout the federation.

iii) That provisions of section 31 v 3 of the Child Right Act be strictly adhered to in treating cases of rape.

Action

Approved

74

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 Memorandum on Local production of assistive aids to increase accessibility

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for local production of assistive aids for   Persons With Disabilities.

Due to the peculiar nature of persons with disabilities, they mostly need one form of supportive aids or the other. for example:

(i) the visually impaired has aids like the cane guide/ white cane, talking watch, talking calculator, talking phone, typewriters, special computers etc.

(ii) the physically challenge needs items like crutches, walking stick, calipers, wheel chair (preferably electronics), specialized motorable  cars and tricycle etc.

(iii) The hearing impaired majorly needs the hearing aids.

Ondo State Agency for the Welfare  of  Persons with Disabilities

(i) We are happy to note that the State government is making a lot of effort in assisting persons with disabilities with all these supportive aids in addition with the federal government’s  regular intervention for supportive aids like we received in 2018.

(ii) These needs have become numerous for the governments alone to handle, hence it is important to seek for ways of local production for these devices to make them more accessible. The federal government’s effort is also acknowledged in this regard.

(iii) The need to step up our training needs for persons with disabilities by encouraging them to learn the production of these assistive devices through the subsidization of these training by the federal government.

Council is invited to approve:-

(i)that efforts be intensified in identifying the local producers of these devices across the states in Nigeria and to encourage them in every possible way.

ii) that persons with disabilities be sponsored to acquire these special trainings to boost local production.

Action

Approved

75

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on the provision Scholarship /Bursary for Persons With Disabilities

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to adequately subsidize access to education for Persons With Disabilities.

It is apt to note that most Persons With disabilities have been abandoned by parents and guardians to fend for themselves because they see it as a wasted effort. Hence these special people mostly struggle to make themselves educated.

Ondo State Agency for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities.

1. All stake holders  should note that it take extra miles for persons with disabilities to access education as it is more stressful for them compared to those without any disability.

2. It should also be noted that accessing education by persons with disabilities is more expensive e.g. a visually impaired cannot read the conventional text books, getting such braille books is difficult and more expensive, while also taking additional efforts to record lectures or pay someone to read to their ears.

Council is invited to approve that:

(i) Special scholarship programme be made available for Persons With Disabilities in various institutions across the States.

(ii) States be encouraged to subsidize school fees and pay bursary to students who are Persons With Disabilities to relieve them of financial stress.

Action

Approved

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76

EMPOWERMENT  OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to comply with the Beijing 35% Affirmative Action 1995 by both Federal and State Governments.

The purpose of this memorandum is inform Council on the need to comply with the 35% Affirmative Action.

35% Affirmative action 1995 came into existence after the realization that women were being discriminated in elective and appointive positions. This has not been complied with in the State of Osun. i.e Osun State House of Assembly appointed only one(1) Female out of twenty(25) Members in the House.

Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs.

At present, many countries are implementing quotas system for women empowerment whereby   they should be given a particular number of position.  The State of Osun should also adopt this by increasing the numbers of women participation in elective and appointive positions.

Council is invited to urge Osun State Government to adhere to the principle of 35% affirmative action for women participation in politics and governance.

Action

Approved

Merge

77

EMPOWERMENT  OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the adoption of Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) and the need for other States to replicate it.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for the Promotion of Gender Equity and Social Inclusion across the States.

Osun State Government has formulated the GESI policy.

Efforts are in progress for its dissemination and implementation.

The State of Osun in collaboration with DFID/PERL/Osun State ministry of Economic Planning Budget and Development

Gender imbalance and lack of inclusiveness in governance and the dividends is counterproductive to sustainable group and need to be redressed.

The efforts of State Government of Osun in collaboration with funding development partner to domesticate the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion policy in Osun.

Council is invited to: i. urge all States Ministry of Women Affairs to adopt the GESI policy.

ii. Urge Osun State Government to renovate and equip all Women Development Centres in the State.

Action

Approved

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78

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum for the Inclusion of Disability Games villages in all the States of the Federation.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish well-equipped Disability Games Village in all States of the Federation.

Integration and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in main stream sport is a key focus at creating new opportunities for participation, competition, national identity and rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities However, people with Disabilities are often faced with major barriers that limit their access to and participate in sport and physical activities.  There is therefore a need for the establishment of well-equipped Disabilities Games Village for easy access to sporting infrastructure, including services, facilities and equipment by the Persons with Disabilities as well as officials.

Ministry of Social Protection, Sports and Special Needs, State of Osun/All States.

Council is to note that there is need to remove barriers that limit the access of Persons with Disabilities to participate in sports and physical activities.

Council is invited to approve the establishment of Disabilities Games Village in all the States of the Federation.

Action

Approved

79

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum for the establishment of Recreation Centre for the Elderly in all the States of the Federation.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for the establishment of Recreation Centre for the Elderly in all the States of the Federation.

The Elderly are a very important generation to our society that we should do all within our power to keep and ensure they are in sound health. They convey knowledge as well as moral, cultural and spiritual values to succeeding generations.

In our society, the aged are not given adequate attention, they are often relegated to the background, some of them are facing loneliness, neglect and isolation by their family members. They are seen as burden to the society, thus leading to reduced longevity of life.  It is therefore necessary to provide an All-Inclusive care for the elderly by ensuring improvement in their physical health and their socio-economic well-being through the establishment of Recreation Centre for the Elderly in all the States of the Federation.

Ministry of Social Protection, Sports and Special Needs, State of Osun/ SMWASD

Council is to note that there is need for the establishment of Recreation Centre for the Elderly.  This will enhance their well-being and quality of life as well as opportunities for socializing by using skills and talents developed throughout their lifetime, for learning new skills and interacting with one another.

Council is invited to approve the establishment of Recreation Centres for the Elderly in all the States of the Federation.

Approved

Harmonize with similar memos

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80

EMPOWERMENT OF OTHER

VULNERABLE

Memorandum on the re-activation of

the Wamakko

Drop-in-Centre

The purpose of this

memorandum is to inform Council on the need to re-activate the Wamakko Drop-in Centre for the purpose of providing 

meaningful development of the Centre and trainees

Initially the federal

ministry of women

affairs and Social

development

observed the rising

number of boys and

girls that drop out of

schools with serious

concern,

To arrest the situation

the federal ministry

has decided to

establish model drop

in centres in Sokoto

and Ebonyi states in

October 2001 in

order to give

opportunity to

children who for one

reason or the other

dropped out of the

formal school system

as second chance to

complete their studies and also acquire some vocational skills.

Sokoto State

ministry for

omen and

children affairs and Sokoto State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development

Wamakko

drop-in-center was established but it is

presently facing a lot of

problems that hinder the

establishment of effective training for the

boys and Girls as a result of no enough

working materials

Dilapidated building.

- No enough qualified

teacher’s and instructors

-No constant enrolment due to non-availability of

facilities.

Council is

invited to urge:

Sokoto State Government to re- activate the Wamakko Drop-in- Centre by providing the necessary equipment.

Action

Approved

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81

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DIABILITY AND DISTITUTES

Memorandum on the Recitation of Wamako Drop-in Centre for Street Children and Destitute in Sokoto State

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to establish Drop-in-Centres for street children and destitute in each of the three Senatorial Zones.

With the current prevalent of children and the destitute roaming about the street, hawking, begging and committing illegal act in the state there is urgent need to establish one such drop-in-centre in the three (30) senatorial zone of the state to prevent them from vulnerability and empower them for their basic needs and to give them psychological training, vocational training and support them psychosocially.

Sokoto State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development

1. Most of this children and destitute have no places to sleep, as a result of which the spend their night on the street, garages and other unsecured places where the can easily be harassed, harmed, and abused in one way or the other.

2. They can also become menace to the society if necessary care is not being taken

Council is invited to urge Sokoto State Government to establish Drop-in- Centers for skill acquisition program in each  Senatorial Zone of the State.

Approved

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82

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need for States to provide social amenities to Aged Person’s Home for proper care and support for them.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need for States to provide social amenities for aged person’s homes to ensure they are properly catered for and given a sense of belonging in the society.

The aged person is defined as any person who is at the age 60 and above. The aged is very important to our society because of the following reasons: They have wisdom.  They have talent. They gave the above two to the younger generations who are very happy with their existence. They are philosophers on any subject matter in various field of study. However, the care for the support of the aged person is rooted in 14^th December, 1990. Where the UN declared the celebration of the elderly person’s day to be celebrated of which Nigeria is a signatory to the event. The day is to be celebrated in Nigeria 2^nd October of every year, but in Adamawa State and other Northern States, these days have not been celebrated for over six (6) years in Adamawa States due to lack of funds. Therefore, there is a need for States and the Federal to care and support for the aged person by providing some social amenities at the homes and also celebrate their day every year. 

Ministry of Social Development Taraba State

The council may further wish to note that the ministry through the Department of Social Welfare wrote to State Ministries/Agencies that are responsible for the aged persons as well as other stake holders requesting for their input the need to proper care and support of the aged persons by providing social amenities to these home’s in the State.

Council is invited to urge all States including the FCT Abuja to provide social amenities to aged person’s homes for proper care and support.

Approved Harmonize With memo 21

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83

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need to support women to boast and promote Start-ups and Micro /Small Entrepreneurs (Business) scale up.

The purpose of this memorandum is inform Council on the need to support local women entrepreneurs to grow up their businesses.

Following the entrepreneurship trainings in various trades and provision of startup tools and cash grants to most of the trainees to start their business and income generating activities to support households, the Ministry therefore intends to support businesses eligible for scale up to enable entrepreneurs to go beyond the local knitting, crocheting and petty tradings.

There is need to provide mentorship sessions to improve business management skills   including savings and access to financial services in line with Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of the Federal Government.

Yobe MoWA

Council to note:

-The Ministry has identified and selected 30 eligible businesses (10 from each senatorial zone) for scale up.

- Provide them with business kits (cash boxes, calculators, ledger books etc.).

- Distribute business equipment based on the established businesses (Hair dressing equipment tailoring/fashion design equipment, baking/pastry equipment, mini groundnut extractors etc.)

Council is invited to urge States Government to continue their support to women in order to promote Start-up and Micro /Small scale businesses.

Action

Approved

84

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the need for massive awareness campaign to reduce all forms of malnutrition in the State.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on need to undertake massive campaign to address malnutrition in the State.

As a result of the insurgency, almost all the households in the rural areas and host communities experienced decrease in food availability and access due to the distraction of farming activities and closure of local markets, thereby resulting in the increase proportion of children with malnutrition and malnourished pregnant women and the aged.

Yobe MoWA

Council to note that;

-There is need to sensitize women on appropriate diet and eating practices in order to address the alarming rate of malnourished children.

- The need to provide Food supplements to the malnourished children with particular reference to the most affected areas by the insurgency.

-To generally promote and ensure improvement of the nutritional status of women and children in the state

Council is invited to urge States Government to undertake massive awareness campaign to reduce all forms of malnutrition in the State.

Approved

85

EMPOWERMENT OF OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS

Memorandum on the need for special intervention to support the most vulnerable groups in extremely vulnerable communities/ host communities.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to provide economic support to widows, orphaned youths, and female headed households and the most vulnerable households in the communities hosting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The prolonged insurgency experienced in the State has disrupted

Family and community networks due largely to death, displacement, family separation etc. with total collapse of livelihood and loss of assets. However, with the near normalcy in the State and the ongoing resettlement of the IDPs to their respective communities while others decided not to return to their areas of origin due to their perception of safety and psychological related reasons are still residing with the   host communities. Thus the need to provide them with basic household needs and support them to establish income generating activities that would help them settle and recover in a more sustainable manner.

Yobe MoWA

Council invited to note that:

-There is need to support them with basic household utensils.

-Most of them acquired skills like cap making, tailoring, soap and pomade etc.  

- There is need to empower them with seed grant to start small businesses to sustain their livelihood.

- Income generating activities to support households.

- Provide basic household items to meet the basic needs of the returnees.

Council is invited to urge States Government to establish a special intervention programme to support the vulnerable groups in the State.

Approved

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SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

Memorandum on support and sensitization of Communities towards enrollment of internally displaced children and youths.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to sensitize communities on the enrollment of internally displaced out of school children and youths.

The insurgency experienced in the state led to increase in number of orphans and also increase the population of children of school age out of school. Sequel to the restoration of key social services, particularly schools and institutions that allowed for the resumption of classes.

In order to bring normalcy to the lives of the affected children living with caregivers in host communities, the Ministry intends to offer special intervention.  

Yobe MoWA

Council to note that;

-There is need to support youth learning in non-formal centers with learning material.

- support adolescent girls learning in Adolescent Girls Learning Centers (AGLCs) with learning materials

- support children of school age enrolled  with textbooks, exercise books, school uniforms, sandals, schoolbags, writing materials etc. 

- Support learning needs of internally displaced children and host learners both in formal and informal centers.

-To improve girl child enrolment and retention in school.

Council is invited to urge all States Government to support the sensitization of communities towards the enrollment of internally displaced children and youths.

Action

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26.           

CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the  National Policy on Ageing

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council that the National Policy on Ageing has been successful completed and validated.

Input for the National Policy on Ageing was received from all relevant stakeholders from the Federal and States Government including CSOs and NGOs.

The process for the National Policy on Ageing commenced in 2008.  After so much effort to have the policy document in place, it was not until 2018 that the WHO supported the Ministry with the sponsorship of three (3) stakeholders’ consultative meetings that were held in the FCT, Asaba (Delta State) and Kano State. 

At the end of these meetings, it was generally observed that the draft policy needed the Situation Analysis on Ageing to be incorporated into the document.

The Ministry with the support from UNFPA engaged a consultant to conduct a situation analysis of review and updated the policy document which was subjected to series stakeholders technical meetings and the validation meeting which was successfully concluded on 26^th September, 2019

The next stage of action is for the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval of the National Policy on Ageing

FMWASD

Council is invited to note:

i). that the process for the draft National Policy on Ageing in 2008;

ii). In 2018, WHO supported the Ministry with 3 stakeholder consultative meetings with the resolution that the Situation Analysis of ageing in Nigeria should be incorporated into the policy document.

iii). UNFPA supported the Ministry with the Situation Analysis (Literature Review) on Ageing and updating the Policy document including stakeholder Technical meeting and Validation meeting.

iv). The next stage of action is to seek approval of the FEC for the National Policy on Ageing

The Council is invited to note that the National Policy on Ageing has been validated successfully.

Information

Noted

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27.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the Streamlining of NGOs Registration Nationwide.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the successes recorded in the assessment and evaluation of NGOs in streamlining their activities at the National, State and Community levels with a robust data analysis mechanism which has promoted efficiency and timely reporting.

i. Over the years, the collaboration between the Ministries of Women Affairs & Social Development and the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) has not been very effective due to lack of adequate institutional frame work on the part of the NGOs.

ii. NGOs are indispensable in driving the policies and programmes of the Government to the grassroots. Collaboration with the NGOs that seek recognition with the Ministry is in line with her mandate and also, NGOs that applies for recognition should be assessed.

iii. The present realities shows that while some NGOs have lost touch of the ideas and innovations in the social sector, thus losing focus of achieving its objectives of Social Development, the Ministry have  also lost grip of effective management and control of some of the NGOs

FMWASD

Council may wish to note that:

i. The FMWASD recently carried out some reforms on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) registration which included: e-registration form for NGOs, joint assessment and evaluation by Programme Departments and PRS for  data analysis;

ii.  The Ministry in May 2019 carried out a comprehensive joint assessment and evaluation of the backlog of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) yet to be registered since 2014 and some focused NGOs working with her in order to ascertain their viability or otherwise;

iii.  The exercise was very successful as it gave the Ministry ample opportunity to unfold a lot of atrocities surrounding the NGOs registration and also reduced from her record the over 1000 registered NGOs in which some are moribund while others have relocated to unknown location;

iv.   The re-categorization of the focused NGOs into national and state was successfully done after the review of the checklist for assessment and evaluation; 

v.Only those Organizations with 2/3 coverage of the federation as categorized as ‘National’ while those below the figure are taken to be ‘State’ NGOs;

vi. List of the State NGOs will soon be sent to all the SMWASD for further necessary action.

Council is invited to note these achievements.

Information

Noted

28.           

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the Development of Statistical Methodology and Harmonization of Indicators by FMWASD and SMWASD

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council about the achievement made in the development of a Standardized tools for Statistical Methodology and Harmonization of Indicators at the Federal and State levels.

i. One of the attractions of a democratic political system is that the development of a society is strongly tied to human development. Some of the areas of greatest human needs are education, health care, environmental, water and sanitation as well as housing.

ii. most of the Ministries have data gap that existed in the area of Women empowerment and emancipation and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria;

iii. The gap in programming to curb violence against the Ministries' focal groups and beyond areas affected by insurgency has been alluded to non-availability of valid data to inform design of programmes and allocation of resources;

iv. In order to measure the wellbeing of Ministry's focal groups in terms of their needs, certain indicators had been conventionally developed. These indicators are usually statistical constructs based on collection, collation and analysis of data.

FMWASD

Council may wish to note that:

i. The FMWASD in pursuant of the National Statistical Development Strategy (NSDS) constituted for the first time Sector Consultative Committee on Statistics (SCCS) and inaugurated same on 30^th January 2019;

ii.   The Ministry in collaboration with NBS also conducted Capacity Building for members of the committee and selected staff of the Programme and PRS Departments on Development of Statistical Methodology and harmonization of Indicators;

iii.    The Committee which is expected to meet four (4) times in a year has been meeting as at when due to come with Action Plans on how to improve statistical activities in the Ministry;

iv.    The Committee also constituted sub-committees to work and make inputs into the on-going review of the National Compendium of Statistics for the entire Country by NBS;

v.   The capacity building for the States Ministry is expected to commence once funds are being released.

Council is invited to note these achievements.

Information

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BAUCHI

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVUVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the domestication of the Child Rights Act. In Bauchi State.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to inform the council on progress so far on the domestication on the Child Right Act.

Due to the present economic hardship and social degradation, most children are vulnerable in the society hence the need for measures to be taken to safe guard the dignity of the child.

If this is achieved, it will go a long way in not only speeding up the passage of the bill to law but also give way for the implementation of the CRA in the State and this will reduce significantly the incidence of Child Sexual Abuse, Child Abandonment, Child Trafficking and any other form of Child Abuse.

SMWA, Bauchi

The developed Bauchi State Child Rights Bill is at the moment waiting for third reading in the State House of Assembly.

The Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development in collaboration with the Office of Her Excellency is working with Development Partners to advocate to Stakeholders on the need to domesticate the CRA.

Organizing workshop aimed at enlightening Stakeholders and the general public on the benefit of passing into law the CRA

Council is invited to note the progress made so far.

Information

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the Establishment and Introduction of Multiple Births Trust Fund Scheme (MBTF) in Ekiti State.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the success of MBTF which has helped alleviating the sufferings of indigent families in Ekiti State.

The Multiple Birth Trust Fund (MBTF) was introduced in Ekiti State in the year 2011 upon the realization of the sufferings that accompany the arrival of multiple babies into indigent families. Their arrival in most cases creates myriads of problems for families and later translates into problems for the larger societies Multiple Babies experience greater and anticipated financial commitment compared with families with single babies. Their families face significant financial hardship; such families usually experience a drop in their income and living standards following the arrival of the babies. The little token given to families will go a long way improving their living condition. As the programme progressed an educational investment opportunity to cater for the educational needs of the babies when they are of school age was introduced in year 2013.

Ekiti State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social  Development

(i) The MBTF was established in Ekiti State in year 2011 to give succor to families of Multiple Babies and to reduce cases of maternal child mortality as well as to empower mothers to be able to cater for the children.

(ii) Since its inception, a total of 864 families have been assisted with cash and products.

(iii) Twenty one (21) families are currently benefiting from the educational investment opportunity under the MBTF Scheme.

(iv). Aside its focus on the babies, the scheme will promote mothers as key levers of change and an untapped resource to eradicate poverty with emphasis on health (nutrition and child mortality) Education (School attendance) Living standards(sanitation, drinking water etc.

(v) The scheme has empowered a sizeable number of women who are now financial commitment with families with single babies. As the programme progressed an educational investment opportunity to cater for the educational needs of the babies when they are of school age was introduced in year 2013.

Council is invited to note this achievement.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Memorandum on the need for Care and Support for Widows and Aged.

The purpose of this memorandum is inform Council on the care and support programme by Ekiti State Government to Widows and Aged citizen as a Social Investment Package which will reduce the prevalence of poverty, death and sickness among these group of people.

The first lady of Ekiti State Her Excellency Erelu Bisi  Fayemi has taken over the responsibility of sheltering, feeding and clothing a 110- year –old woman madam Jolade Osho in Okeruku area of Ikere Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The “Ounje Arugbo” introduced by Her Excellency Erelu Bisi Fayemi will be complementary programme which will be in addition to the Social Security Scheme for the Elderly already in existence in the State. The old woman was found in a ramshackle building during the verification exercise for the Food Outreach Programme for the elderly known as “Ounje Arugbo”. The project is coordinated by the Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF) run by the Office of the First Lady. Mama Osho was not able to make it to the meeting point for the exercise and the team took the exercise to her doorstep the frail looking woman was said to have lost her three children many years ago and had no one to take care of her. Her condition moved   Her Excellency Erelu Bisi Fayemi and she visited her at her home. She promised to personally supervise her well- being henceforth she changed her accommodation and making arrangement for her daily feeding also she assigned two nannies to take care of the woman.

Ekiti State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social  Development

Most of the Widows, indigent citizens and aged especially in the rural areas live in extreme poverty. Some even hew wood and draw water for survival. That there is no longevity and an improved average life span for these groups of people due to extreme poverty. That establishment of essential Commodity Centres at all Local Government Areas will put food on their tables. 

Council is invited to note this achievement.  

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SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the establishment of Home/Center for Pregnant Women in need.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that Enugu Sate has established a shelter for care and support to pregnant women (Social mothers with unwanted pregnancy). This center houses them until delivery.

It has been observed that some women with unwanted pregnancies including teenagers are stranded either because their parents sent them away with their pregnancy or they were abandoned by their husbands when they are pregnant because of conflict or lack of funds.

Her Excellency in collaboration with MGASD Enugu State presented the issue to His Excellency who gave approval for the center. It was constructed, equipped and was commissioned on the 23^rd of MAY 2019.

SMWASD

Council is invited to  note that:

1.Pregnant teenagers

who have no place to go are endangered in the street as well as kill or dump the unwanted babies  by the road side or refuse dumps;

2. Married women who are pregnant also go through the same problems when abandoned or even subject their kids to child labor.

Council is invited to note this achievement.

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EMPOWERMENT OF VULNERABLE GROUP (WIDOWS)

Memorandum on Goat breeding and rearing microcredit scheme for widows

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the establishment of Goat breeding and rearing micro credit scheme for widows in Jigawa State.

Empowerment is an index to growth, while enterprise development is an indicator to addressing unemployment, gender inequality, ill health and other poverty related issues. To achieve these, the present administration under the leadership of Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Ababubakar MON, Mni, implement Goat Breading and Rearing Micro Credit Scheme for widows in the State.

The scheme is a participatory poverty alleviation programme aimed at ensuring sustainable livelihood among the widows as identified target group vulnerable to poverty.

Small ruminant (Sheep and Goat) are easily managed more flexible and easily adoptable to the local environment which ensures a sustainable means of livelihood for the populace. Goats are mostly owned by women in the rural areas. They are kept for breeding and ceremonial purposes and considered as a supplementary source of income for the purchase of grains during dry and early raining season in the rural areas. The scheme has been under implementation from July 2015 to date.

State Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development in collaboration with Ministry of Agric.

Council is invited to note the achievement and urge other states in the North to emulate same

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

Memorandum on State Cash Transfer for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the existence of the Jigawa State Cash Transfer Scheme intended to promote social welfare of PWDs.

The program considered eligible beneficiaries of seven thousand naira monthly as a social protection and inclusiveness.

Jigawa State Rehabilitation Board.

It’s important to note that most of the PWDs in Jigawa State are facing hardship and economic challenges, the program is aimed to promote socio economic living standard among the PWDs as well as inclusiveness.

Council is invited to note the achievement.

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Reactivation of Four (4) Number Cottage Industries in 4 LGAs

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the reactivation of 4 Cottage Industries in four LGAs to promote participation of rural women in income generation activities

Women folks are faced with lingering poor access to opportunities to contribute in wealth creation especially at the cross root level. This calls for urgent need to improve available opportunities to boost participation of vulnerable women in production

SMWASD

KANO

Council is invited to note:

i.  that promotion of participation of women in  production process of finished goods will boost economic development in the State and the Country at large;

ii.  that the enhancement of the contribution of Rural women towards sustainable growth and Development of Kano State industrial sector will be achieved

Council is to note the achievement.

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the need for strengthening the coordination structure of child protection system  in the state

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on step taken by Kano State Government to strengthen the coordination structure of child protection system in order to reduce the prevalence of all forms of  child abuses in the State.

For the past 5 years more children close to 6,713 are facing abuses like rape, hawking, labour domestic help etc in the state. unreported cases not included which necessitate the need for a vibrant strategy to tackle such a threat for the survival and protection of children in the state.

SMWASD

Council is invited to note the achievement

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memo on the plan to sensitize the general public on the new PWD law in Kano State

To appraise the Council on the progress made in increase/promote Social inclusion among PWD towards meaningful development.

One of the vulnerable social groups in Kano State is persons with disabilities, whose survival hitherto has no viable mechanism for protection and path to social inclusion.

The Esteem Council to note this development

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OTHERS

i.  Progress report on activities of Ministry of Women Affairs, Katsina State

To inform the council on the progress of the State and Women activities for the year under review. 

Katsina State Ministry of Women Affairs carry out activities during the year under review and a lot has been achieved as per action roles.

The activities in the report serve as mark stone for the desired progression in the state and are forwarded viz;

ü CRP law with the State Assembly.

ü Action plan on UN 1325 resolution.

ü Committee on UN 1325 identified.

ü The women empowerment to below:

ü The sick

ü The physically challenged persons.

ü Shelter/Rent packages.

ü  Business capital.

ü  Registration fees.

ü  Assistance to displaced women.

ü  Assistance to other vulnerable women in the state.

ü Repatriation of Women on Trafficking.

ü Micro-finance access.

ü Rehabilitation/Reintegration of VVF clients.

ü Collaboration with Non-Governmental Organization, CBO’s and CSO’s on issues as they affect women.

ü Multi-sectional approach to women issues using line ministries.

ü Stakeholders in HIV/AIDS issues in the State.

ü Campaign on Women Drug Abuse in the State.

ü Collaboration with Ministry of Health on reproductive health care issues.

ü Annual Women Handcraft Exhibition/Fair

ü Mobilization of Women on Government issues.

ü Political awareness and Voter Registration Exercise campaign at functions.

Nutrition programmes       to mothers at community levels.

The Council May note that:

ü  A lot of activities have been carried out by the State based on its mandate.

ü  There is good budget line for operation.

It is prayed that the council may Note the progression there in.

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the need for training and empowerment  programme for women across the State

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform council that Ministry of Women Affairs was able to train and support Women in different skills with support from State Government to become self-reliant in the society. 

Kebbi State Government in its effort to enhance the economic creativity of our women to participate and contribute meaningfully to the economic development of the country.

The State Government through the State Ministry of Women Affairs initiated a platform for the formation of women co-operative groups from each LGAs across the State.

Kebbi State Government

FMWASD

1. Kebbi state government in its efforts of enhancing quality of lives, promoting social & economic growth and sustainable development, resulted to the successful record of engaging women in all spheres of socio-economic activities. 1. More than three (3,000) thousand women were trained in different skills across the state, in which one (1,000) thousand women were supported.

 2.  Over four thousand (4,000) women were empowered materially and in cash through various co-operatives in the 21 LGAS - 20 cooperatives par ward benefited.

3. Council may wish to note that Kebbi State was selected as one of the pilot State for the project. About 13 women and girls were trained in different skills of their choice by ECOWAS GENDER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE through Federal Ministry of Women Affairs which procured 9 Sewing Machines, 1 Knitting Machine, 1 Grinding Machine and Cash Grant and material to 2 women who are trained in different trading.

1. Council is therefore to note the achievement

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS, PARTICIPATION, SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the development  of State Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Kebbi State

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council the efforts of State Government in approving the formation of 4 years State Plan of Action for OVC.

Kebbi State Government/Ministry of Women Affairs and 4Children

Council may wish to note that Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with 4Children and support from Kebbi State Government were able to establish  4 years State Plan of Action for OVC for easy intervention which is not yet validated

i. Council is invited to urge FMWA to provide technical  support to the State Ministry for validation of the document;

ii. Council is invited to note and commend the efforts of Kebbi State Government and USAID 4Children.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Memorandum on procurement of prosthetics aids for PWDs in the State

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the procurement of prosthetics aids by Kebbi State Government for PWDs in the State.

Over the years, there has been passionate appeals to successive governments in the State to provide sufficient state-of-the art mobility aids and other assistive devices to PWDs in Kebbi State. However, the present administration has consistently been expanding resources towards the rehabilitation of all categories of persons with disabilities in the State to promote the realization of their fundamental human rights and enable them contribute to national development.

Kebbi State Government/Ministry of Women Affairs Kebbi

Council may wish to note:

that Kebbi State Government procured prosthetics aids for physically challenged persons in the state such as Motor Cycle, tricycle, walking stick, crouches, hearing aids and leper shoes to ease their difficulties.

Council is invited to note this achievement.

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SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on the Refurbishment of Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicts in Zuru and Establishment of Drop-in-Centre at motor park Birnin-Kebbi

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the efforts of Kebbi State Government in renovating the drug addict Centre at Zuru and the establishment of a Drop-in-Centre as well as a Female wing Rehabilitation Centre for drug addicts in order to reduce the menace of drug abuse in the State.

The centres provide rehabilitation services for drug addicts through chemotherapy. Skills training offered such as carpentry, tailoring and computer training, guidance and counseling. Many drug addicts were rehabilitated, trained and empowered every year.

To encourage women participation in socio-economic activities towards the formation of co-operatives association to the grass root level

1.Kebbi State Government/Ministry of Women Affairs,

NDLEA

With support from State Government Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with NDLEA were able to establish a drop-in-centre and a female drugs rehabilitation centre situated in the NDLEA premises in the State.

Council is invited to note this achievement

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in Kogi State 

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that Kogi State Government in line with the directives of Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has taken a bold step to implement the UNSCR 1325 to ensure the security and peace of women, adequate representation and active participation in peace making and building in the State.

Kogi State has developed and launched the State action plan on peace and security for women and children for implementation 

Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

Council is invited to note that:

Mainstreaming of gender in peace building in Kogi State and women involvement in governance would be enhanced with this Implementation.

Council is invited to note the achievement.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PWDs

Memorandum on the formation of Kogi State Counter Terrorism Desk.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the formation of Counter Terrorism Desk in Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

The FMWASD directed all the States to establish the Counter terrorism Desk. It was a decision agreed at the 18^th Regular meeting of the National Council of Women Affairs and Social Dev. Of 5^th – 10^th August, 2018 in Lagos.

MWASD

Kogi State MWASD has established Counter Terrorism Desk and inaugurated it.

The MWASD is working on capturing it in the State Budget.

The Council is invited to note this achievement.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)

Memorandum on the implementation of PWDs Rights Act, 2019 in Kogi State.

1. The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council on the implementation of the PWDs Rights Act, 2019.

The PWDs Rights Bill was passed into law by the Kogi State House of Assembly on 12/12/18 and accented to on 5^th June, 2019 by the Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello.

So there is urgent need for the implementation.

Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

Kogi State government has passed into law the PWD right Bill and it has been accented to by the state Governor. 

Council is invited to note this achievement and to urge Kogi State Government to fully Implement the PWDs Rights Act, 2019.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PWDS

(INFORMATION MEMO)

Memorandum on the Rehabilitation of the resource centre for skill acquisition in Kogi State.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the rehabilitation of the resource centre for skill acquisition for the PWDs to make them self-reliant. 

Majority of PWDs in the State have been going around begging and depending on the society to survive. 

Kogi State MWASD

The Skill acquisition  centre has fully taken off in the State

Council is invited to note the achievement.

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INFORMATION

Memorandum on the Achievements of the Ministry for the past 12 months.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council of the achievements of the Ministry from date of last Council till date.

It was resolved at the 18^th National Council that States should feed the Federal Ministry of their key achievements with the view to keep the Federal Ministry updated.

MOWA Ogun State

1. Celebration of International days such as Disabled, Women, Widows, Children, Lepers e.t.c.

2. Commencement of Nigeria For Women Project and the inauguration of the State Technical Committee.

3. Successful completion of the 7^th phase of the Ogun state Micro credit Scheme for Women.

4. Organization of the 4^th Couple’s forum to enhance family harmony and co-existence.

5. Continuation of empowerment of unemployed women, youths and young mothers in different vocational field at the Women Development Centre.

6. Attendance at the 63^rd session of United Nation Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW) held in New York.

7. Capacity building for Proprietors of Day-care centres, Crèches and Pre- Nursery centres, e.t.c

Council is invited to note these achievement

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EMPOWERMENT  OF WOMEN

Memorandum on Women’s access to farmland and agricultural resources

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the improvement of women participation in Agriculture by the State Government.

Poor access of women to farmland. Gender imbalance of distribution of agricultural materials.  Poor knowledge based agricultural farming by women.

Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs,

Osun state Ministry of WC&SA., Ministry of Agric., Farmers Association, State of Osun.

A large percentage of women in the grassroots  has a poor source of livelihood

* Nearly all women development centre in the LGAs and LCDAs are not functional.

* There is a need for increased access for skill acquisition training and entrepreneurship.

* NCWD initiated a training and supply of minimal vocational equipment to three LGAs/LCDAs development centre

(i)   Executive order by Government to allocate river bank areas as farmlands for women involved in agriculture

(ii) Capacity building training programme on agric farming.

(iii) Distribution of free seedling and granting of involving loans to women in agriculture sponsored by the Wife of Mr. Governor

Council is invited to note the efforts of the State Government towards the encouragement of women in agriculture.

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Establishment of Gender Start-up Support Scheme for Women and Girls Entrepreneurs.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on effort of the State Government in partnership with world bank to train women in the State in technical, vocational and agricultural programmes.

In a deliberation effort to reduce the rate of poverty among women by the State Government, Taaba Women Development Education Centre was established for the Rivers East Senatorial Zone.  It was done in partnership with SEEFOR (World Bank). The Project provides opportunity for women from the zone to be empowered through the training on vocational skills, distribution of startup packs and provision of fund for the setting up of offices and shops particularly for selected outstanding graduates at the end of the six months training.  Over 158 women were empowered in 2018.

RSMOWA

Council may wish to note that:

Poverty among women is high; hence there is need to support female entrepreneurs through provision of training and start up packs for them to set up their businesses.

There is need for SEEFOR to partner with other States for the empowerment of their women.

Council is invited to note the effort of Rivers State Government and urge other States to replicate these efforts in their States.

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Memorandum on the Development of businesses and entrepreneurship creation for women

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the need to train African Female entrepreneurs to build scalable businesses and Be-Investor ready.

In view of the economic down turn in the country, more and more women are willing to enter the job market as retailers and producers of indigenous goods and services for both export and local consumption.

Consequently, the Rivers State Government in collaboration with an NGO IMPACT HER, organized a workshop on ‘Development of business and entrepreneurship creation for women” in August 2019 Participants were drawn from women in all the 23 LGAs.

RSMOWA/

RSG

Over 500 women in various businesses were trained on packaging, branding, financing, funding and export promotion initiatives.

Council is invited to note the effort of Rivers State Government and urge other States including FCT to replicate it.

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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Empowerment of Women in Agro-businesses through export.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that agro-business for export is fast growing in the country therefore States should be encouraged to organize training and awareness for women in agro- business export.

In view of the emphasis currently placed on the importance of agriculture by the Federal Government and the World Bank as against Oil and Gas as major sources of our foreign earning, it is necessary for all States to educate and train there women, especially the Vulnerable ones to engage in large scale agro-businesses for the purpose of export for foreign earnings thereby improving their living conditions and contributing as well to the nations GDP.  It is in this wise, the Rivers State Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with the Institute of Export Operations Management Nigeria (IOEM) organized ‘A One Day Women in Export Forum and Entrepreneurship’ on the 21^st of June 2019 to educate and prepare those Rivers Women in agro-Businesses for export.

RSMOWA/

FMWASD

The Rivers State Ministry of Women in collaboration with IOEM embarked on sensitization and training of existing and aspiring women entrepreneurs in all the 23 LGA’s on the 21^st of June, 2019.

The objective of the forum was:

 i.     To educate the women in agro businesses on how to register for the She trades.

ii.     Packaging of products, networking etc.

Council is invited to note the achievement of Rivers State Government on Women Empowerment through Agro-Business and urge other States of the Federation to replicate this effort in their States.

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SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE VULNERABLE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Memorandum on enforcement of Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) in Rivers State.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on how far the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill (VAPP) has reached in terms of domestication in Rivers State and the Seriousness attached therein by all the relevant stakeholders, including Ministry of Women Affairs to ensuring early passage of this all important bill into law; so as to reduce the rate of domestic violence against women and other vulnerable groups in Rivers State.

The prevalent forms of domestic violence in Nigeria today ranging from physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, harmful traditional practices and socio-economic violence are very alarming. Hence VAPP Bill Seeks to eliminate such violence in both private and public life and also provides for protection, punishment and compensation for protection, punishment and compensation for the victims of violence.

The negative implication of such violence in our homes has often resulted into increased rate of societal complications; such as prostitution, drug abuse, orphans, cultism and all manner of delinquent behaviors.  Hence adoption of the bill passage and enforcement should be encouraged among all the States of the Federation.  Interestingly, in Rivers State, the VAPP Bill is at the committee stage for public hearing.

RSG(MOWA), FIDA, RSHA, NIGERIA POLICE JUDICIARY AND NGO’s

Council is invited to note that:

·      There is tremendous increase of reported cases of domestic violence in our society.

·         There is need to sensitize the public to the content of the VAPP Act.

·         The VAPP bill will certainly be passed into law in Rivers State before the end of the year and therefore others be encouraged to emulate same.

Council is invited to note the effort of Rivers State Government towards the domestication of VAPP Act and urge the Government intensify action to this regard.

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EMPOWERMENT

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Memorandum on the Inclusion of vulnerable

women and Girls

of Sokoto State in the Federal

Inclusion Programme

The purpose of this

memorandum is to inform Council on  the need to include the Sokoto State in the Federal Inclusion

Programmes so as to take care of the vulnerable women and Gils roaming the street without doing anything for a living.

Most of the rural women and girls are living below poverty line and cannot afford to provide for their

daily needs. They desperately need

assistance from the Federal Government by including them into the federal

Inclusion programme.

Sokoto State Ministry of Women Affairs/ FMWA

The number of vulnerable women and girls roaming the street having doing nothing and need help is in increasing daily. No jobs opportunities provided

Council is invited to urge the FMWA to include Sokoto State in the federal inclusion programme.

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CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PWDS

Memorandum on the achievement of Sokoto State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development.

The purpose of the memorandum is to inform Council of the achievement of the Sokoto State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development within the period of report.

The Ministry is charged with the statutory responsibilities of providing some social services for the people of Sokoto State, especially the less privileged persons. This mandate, it has been pursuing and so far the Ministry has provided financial support for educational activities in the state.

i) The Sokoto State Government has done considerably well and is still doing on the issue of general welfare for its citizens, particularly the vulnerable ones.

ii) State that Ministry of Social Welfare and Culture is alive to its mandates dealing with developmental issues especially on Social Welfare Sector.

iii). The Council is urged to note all these achievements by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Culture, Sokoto and commend the efforts of the government in view of the recession in view of the recession in the country. 

Sokoto State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development

 In line with the State Government Declaration of Emergency on Education, the Ministry came up with financial Support to assist Children of Disabled Persons on Annual Basis for the physically challenged from Primary up to Tertiary Levels in Sokoto State.

The State Government has rendered support towards the education of 780 pupils and students at the academic session in the public schools. During the Sallah celebrations, clothes were offered to the orphans in Orphanage and children homes and effort to carter for their welfare and in addition over 80 orphans are being assisted annually. In a similar manner, welfare packages were extended to less privileged persons of diferrent categories as an assistance during the recent Ramadan Fasting Period and celebration of Eid-el Fitri Festival to ease their sufferings. Other items provided includes, clothing materials, food items and some sums of money. The sum of 27 million naira had been expended for this purpose. The Ministry undertook the payment of monthly allowances to people with disabilities (PWDS) across the entire state. A total number of 6,979 PWDs in the 23LGAs were paid the sum of N6,500 each as a state government contribution to address the menace of street begging in the state.

Consequently, street begging has been reduced to the barest minimum in Sokoto State. We wish to state that two grown orphans are married out as they attain the age of marriage with the help of the Ministry. The Ministry in collaboration with Association for Assisting Widows and Orphans procured and distributed some essential education materials to 3,000 orphans which includes Uniforms, books and other materials to support their education mainly at the primary school level. Futher more, the Waziri Junaidu History and Cultural Bureau building complex was renovated and rehabilitated to give a befitting face lift and to safeguard valuable historical artifacts and documents as a way to encourage conducive learning atmosphere for researchers that approach the centre for information from within and outside the State. Also, we wish to observe that Kalambaina Children Home was renovated and rehabilitated to restore its status and provide a better living environment for the Orphanage Children.

Council is invited to note these achievements.

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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS,PARTICIPATION,SURVIVAL AND WELFARE

Memorandum on the Achievements of Child Development Department

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the achievements of Child Development Department in Taraba State.

Cases of child abuse, sexual exploitation and rape are on the increase day in day out. Most of these cases are not being reported and are unknown

Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development

1. The Department in an effort to provide protection services trained one hundred (100) participants drawn from law enforcement officers FIDA, NCWS, CAN, FOMWAN, Vigilante etc as child protection actors to fish out perpetrators of child abuse for prosecution. Net working group was established and is very effective. Whatsapp group also created where information are being shared. Enlightenment and awareness creating on child abuse cases is ongoing. People are now getting informed on where to report cases of child abuse. 3 cases of rape, 2 cases of child kidnap are in the court now

2. Training of twenty-five (25) orphanage staffs on the use of operational guide lines. They now work with the ministry to ensure they do the right thing.

3. Monitoring of the entire three (3) orphanages in the state to ensure children are not abused. They now share their report with the ministry.

4. training of one hundred and twenty (120) vigilante law enforcement officers, area social welfare officers, LGA Directors of Social welfare teachers , Sbmc members, Fida cso’s etc on their roles as right bearers at the LGA levels Established child protection working groups at LGA level to aggressively abuse. There are technical working groups (Twa) sixteen (16) Twan to LGS’s and one at the state Headquarters to ensure on the sport reporting on child abuse cases.

5. Trained Fifty (50) members of the children parliament on the provision of the child right law. They here in turn establish child right clubs in schools as a means to check mate child abuse in schools.

6. Demand creation on child spacing, family planning, better future life for one teenager, women of bearing age is ongoing.

7. The department fully participates in routine immunization to ensure our children are fully immunised.8. The department repatriated two (2) cases to their various destinations to invite them with their families. 1 to Maiduguri one and the other one to Gembe.

Council is invited to note these achievements.

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 EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

Memorandum on the Empowerment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council that the Zamfara State Government has supported 380 women in 14 Local Government Areas of the State with the sum of N20,000.00 each, within the period of five (5) months.

Considering the rate of which the Gunmen scattered in all the 14 LGAs in the State by killing Hundreds and Thousands of our men, women and children were killed, some were abducted in the state unless certain amount is paid for ransom, but now there is peace.

Some their house were burned to ashes, the Government decided to produce this package.

Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs

1. to reduce the rate of poverty at Rural & Urban States

2.  Training of women of various skills

Council is invited to note this achievement

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OTHER    EMPOWERMENT

Memorandum on the progress report of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Children & Social Development.

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council on the progress made by the Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs.

The report of the activities shows/ indicates the progress made in the State.

Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs

Council is invited to note that:

v The State Government rescued and moved about 500 men, women and children to various homes after treatment and cash was also donated to them.

v About 1000 Islamiya Schools students were trained on various skills and take-off grants were also given to the participants.

v In collaboration with Donor Partners.  The State Council has approved the Social Protection Policy and is currently mainstreaming policy on Persons With Disabilities, in order to give them a sense of belonging.

v Day of the African Child was observed by the children’s parliament to voice out their concern to the government.

vNew children’s parliament election was conducted

v Committee on UN 1325 was identified and inaugurated.

v Repatriation of women/Almajiri in collaboration with Ministry of Health and partners to conduct sensitization activities across the state on the following:-

i. Health productive    right of women

ii. Antenatal and postnatal care.

iii.  Exclusive breast feeding

iv.  Immunization and birth spacing

v.  Nutrition

vi.  Personal hygiene (Environment).

v Mobilization women on Government issues e.g. political awareness and voters’ registration campaign.

Council is invited to note the progress made by the Zamfara State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Social Development. 

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1.        

Dame Pauline K. Tallen

Hon. Minister

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FCT, Abuja

2.        

Mrs. Ifeoma Anagbogu

Perm. Sec

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08034085607

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FCT, Abuja

3.        

Bar Mary Ekpere-Eta

DG NCWD

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FCT, Abuja

4.        

Shimave C. I

D(PRS)

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08033159374

FCT, Abuja

5.        

Idris Muhammad

D(ES)

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08053381848

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FCT, Abuja

6.        

Jummai Mohammed

D(CD)

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08037130335

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FCT, Abuja

7.        

Friya K. Bulus

D/NFWP

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08065492113

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FCT, Abuja

8.        

Nkechi Onwukwe

D(REHAb)

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08037880498

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FCT, Abuja

9.        

Shehu Maikai

D(Press)

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08035970419

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FCT, Abuja

10.    

Ismaila A. Baba

D(PRS)NWDC

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08023644677

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FCT, Abuja

11.    

Akpan Friday

Ag.Director

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08029141210

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FCT, Abuja

12.    

Udoh Emmanuel

Ag. Director

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08065658668

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FCT, Abuja

13.    

Oladipo Funke

DD/WGA

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08023337426

Funkehpo.eoladipo@gmail

FCT, Abuja

14.    

Adamu Samaila

DD/NPWP

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08036323894

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FCT, Abuja

15.    

Gizos Sumi Adamu

DD(ACTU)

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08037868576

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FCT, Abuja

16.    

Ali Andrew Madugu

DD(CD)

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08033159287

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FCT, Abuja

17.    

Oliko Christiana

DD(CD)

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08065841667

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FCT, Abuja

18.    

Simon Beson

DD(B)

FCT, Abuja

19.    

Adetunji Falayi

DD(A)

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08037868576

FCT, Abuja

20.    

Chuks Mbaike