Northern Nigerian Breaking News

IWD: ActionAid Nigeria , DAG train women on skills, innovation for gender equality

By Rabiu Sanusi Kano

Empowering Women with skills and knowledge to make positive contributions in reduction of violent extremism in their homes, community, and the society at large has been identified as major catalyst of improving the wellbeing of the general population.

ActionAid Nigeria director programs Mrs Suwaiba Muhammad Dan Kabo Stated during one day training organized by ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) in partnership with Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI-DAG).

SOLACEBASE reports that the program is funded from global community engagement and  resilience found (GCERF)women through the System and Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalisation to Violent Extremism (SARVE III) Project in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day, held in Kano over the weekend.

Dan Kabo said bringing women and other marginalized groups into technology results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality.

elsamad new

The conference is themed “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for gender equality.

Read Also:IWD: FIDA laments women’s suffering at workplace

Hajiya Suwaiba also noted that women are essential to sustaining peaceful coexistence and preventing violent extremism at homes and communities.

The programs director said it became necessary to support and empower them through opportunities to develop network of women for peace, promote digital skill and technology to avert radicalization to Violent extremism.

“To achieve this, 1000 women from the 12 project communities were brought together aimed at fine-tuning modalities of achieving the objectives.

In a remark the coordinator of Dispute resolution development (DAG) Mr Mustapha Muhammad and convener of the program said the selected  communities which the program is ongoing in Kano state includes, Gwale and Dorayi Communities of Gwale LGA; Gama and Brigade Communities of Nasarawa LGA; Tudun Wada and Yaryasa Communities of Tudun Wada LGA.

Other local government include Gwarmai and Kofa  Communities of Bebeji LGA; Bichi and Dan-zabuwa Communities of Bichi LGA; Gwarzo and Getso Communities of Gwarzo locac government area.

Mustapha added that various organizations in Kano State are mobilised to discuss ways, solution in advancing innovative and technological ideas in order to prevent violent extremism through systems and structure strengthening influence innovative ideas that promote community resilience.

Comments are closed.