Long Term Outcomes
Women are confident
of their rights and are
empowered, and safe
to pursue their
human rights and
fundamental
freedoms.
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Women and their families are relieved from poverty, by becoming more financially sustainable and self-sufficient.
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Infringement of human rights against women and their families become unacceptable under any social, political, economic and cultural circumstances at all levels, and is actively and effectively sanctioned at all levels.
Government and support agencies are accountable to Igbo women and their families for prevention, protection, and response.
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Women and their families have mutual trust from government justice agencies and can live safe, free from fear.
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Women and their families become leaders in their own households, communities and beyond, taking personal responsibility for changing their own lives and sharing support with others.
INTERVENTION
EMPOWER
Empower women to build assets, educate and increase knowledge to support change in our society.
CHANGE
Change social norms, promote gender equality and to raise awareness and defend the human rights of igbo women and their families
BUILD
Build political will and legal and institutional capacity to prevent and respond to violence, oppression, gender inequality and infringement of women’s
rights.
PROVIDE
Provide comprehensive
services. e.g., create and protect women’s
only spaces, strengthen social
assets and safety nets, work with other women’s rights organisations
IMPLEMENT
Implement support
projects/individual grant giving to provide adequate basic living needs (water, shelter,sanitation, food, clothes, furniture, equipment for work.)
THE PROBLEM
Igbo women and their families in south-eastern region of Nigeria and in the UK experience poverty /financial hardship and economic disempowerment. Particularly in Nigeria, Igbo women and their families are also subjected to gender-based inequality, prejudice/race discrimination, frequent infringements of their human rights, negatively impacting on their ability to keep safe, access justice support and sustain themselves. Igbo women and their families in the UK, face discrimination, isolation, loneliness, lack of skills to financially sustain themselves and lack skills and confidence to engage in civic society
