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Are you in Abuja or have contacts in Abuja? 

Ever thought of enriching the lives of the less privileged in the society but did not know how to go about it? 

Have a mind to do good but feel at a loss on how to go about it?

WE HAVE THE ANSWER!!!

A quality and customer service driven Laundry & Dry cleaning service located in the Heart of Abuja, FCT. 

Powered by the Non-Profit Organization, Empowered To Empower Initiative with the vision of creating a circle of financial empowerment among rural women.

THE IDEA

Revenue realized from the Laundry & Dry cleaning service is channeled to E2E Initiative's projects of women empowerment through provision of soft loans, small business startups, skills training and acquisition, gifting of clothing and fabrics, to mention but a few.

OUR SERVICES

• Washing (Automated and Chemical wash)
• Dry Cleaning 
• Ironing (Optional Starching)
• Garment Modification and Alteration
• Free Pickup & Delivery anywhere in Abuja (Same day to maximum of 24 Hrs)

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Edo Speaker makes case for less privileged

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The Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Edoror has expressed the need to give due attention to women, youths, the vulunerable and less privileged members of the society.
In his remarks at Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, Edo State during the inauguration ceremony of Enibokun Edoror Foundation, the Speaker said that due attention to the women, youths, vulnerable and less privileged would fast track the process of development.

The Enibokun foundation is a Non-Governmental Organisation committed to the welfare of women and the girl child.

According to the Speaker, in order to ensure a safer society, all stakeholders must pull their resources together to assist the less privileged and indigent girl child and youths in the society in order to dissuade them from being vulnerable to crime, criminality and other social vices.

CEO of Nike Arts Gallery, Lagos sets the pace in Women Empowerment

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Mrs Nike Okundaiye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nike Arts Gallery, Lagos, on Wednesday said that she trained 590 women in artistic skills in 2015.

Okundaiye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the programme was to sharpen the participants’ skills and make them become self–reliant.

She said that there had been an improvement in women's participation in art related skills as 350 women were trained in 2014 while 590 were recorded in 2015.

She said that 120 women were trained in Osogbo, another 120 women trained in Abuja, 100 in Lagos and 250 in Ogidi, Kogi.

The artist said that the training was to empower orphans, widows and the less privileged and make them responsible individuals.

No Society Thrives Ignoring Widows, Less Privileged- Bolanle Ambode

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Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode , Monday,  observed that no society can thrive in an atmosphere where widows and the less privileged are continuously ignored and schemed out of welfare calculations, just as she said that all hands must be on deck to put premium on the welfare of the vulnerable members of the society.

Mrs. Ambode, who spoke at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja during an empowerment programme for widows, mothers with multiple births and medical support for the less privileged, said societies can only thrive when the burden on widows are made lighter and the less privileged are assisted in a number of ways to live better lives, and thereby called for deliberate efforts to alleviate their sufferings.

No fewer than 32 widows, 14 parents with multiple births and five non-governmental organisations in the vanguard of helping the less privileged were empowered at the programme.

The programme was put together by Mrs Ambode in conjunction with a non-governmental organization, Hope for Women Foundation (HOFOWEM).

Nigerians tasked on help for less privileged

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An appeal has gone to good spirited Nigerians to come to the aid of less privileged citizens in society, especially the motherless babies and children orphaned by varying circumstances. 

The Director of Planning, Strategy and Research, DPSR, of Women in Action for Development, WIAFOD, Lady Amaka Ezeude, made the passionate appeal while presenting varying food items and other consumables to the Red Cross Motherless Babies Home, Owerri. “It was not the choice of these hapless, helpless babies that they are in their present condition. There is therefore the need for the rest of us to periodically visit these homes and attend to the special needs of the inmates”, Ezeude said.

While commending some individuals and corporate organizations that have been assisting these special citizens in Nigeria, Lady Ezeude however explained that  it was the tradition of WIAFOD to  engage in activities that would positively change the life  of the less privileged. “We ought to make them have a sense of belonging. We should care for them, particularly, in  the areas of food, shelter, education”, Ezeude said. 

ATTEND the #InvestInHer Empowerment Summit in Abuja - March 19th, 2016

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In line with our vision to create a circle of empowerment among the less privileged women of our society, E2E Initiative will be unveiling its flagship Project #InvestInHer

Programs at the unveiling will include:

• Provision of Grants / Soft loans for Startups and Business Ideas
• Free Training on various skills and Business Startups
• Concise Lectures on understanding various business markets, Branding and Packaging
• Gifting of free clothing
• Motivational talks

Date: 19th March, 2016

Time: 9am Prompt

Venue: Assemblies of God Church Auditorium, Opposite Royal Dream, before Orange Market, Mararaba, Nassarawa state.

You can visit our WEBSITE or tweet us @e2e_Initiative or Like us on Facebook

For Inquiries, kindly call +2347051776319

CELEBRATING Mrs. Anih Joy. A FANTASTIC MUM and FOUNDER of E2E INITIATIVE

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Mrs. Anih Joy and her Hubby Mr. Godwin Anih 

Its never too late nor does it ever get sour to recall or remember events marked by people whose contribution to the society is simply priceless.

Such an event was marked on the 28th of February, 2016 when our very own founder, a woman of substance, glam and gracious in all ramifications - Mrs. Anih Joy was thrown a surprise birthday celebration at her residence by her loving Husband, Friends, Relatives and Staff of E2E Initiative. 

 

L-R: Mrs. Akanonu Joy (CEO Joyee Divine Concept - JDC) and Mrs. Anih Joy (Founder, E2E Initiative)    

For a woman who pursued a vision of a Non-profit organization themed at creating a circle of empowerment among women and brought it to reality in Empowered To Empower (E2E) Initiative, a day which commemorates her birth is indeed a blessed day for humanity.

2016 List of Scholarships for African women and Developing Countries

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A number of organisations encourage women empowerment through education at different levels by offering specific scholarships for African women from Africa and developing countries. Although women looking for scholarships can as well apply for other scholarship programmes that are non-gender specific, there are sponsorship programmes that reduce the competition by offering their scholarship programmes solely for women. From the archives of AfterschoolAfrica, below is an updated list of scholarships (undergraduate, Masters, MBA and PhD) that are open for women from African and developing countries.

LIST OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND THEIR PREVIOUS/TENTATIVE DEADLINES

Domesticate the Child Right Act and enforce it- ACSEC

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AS part of efforts to secure the future of the girl-child in Nigeria, the Executive Director of African Child Social Empowerment Centre (ACSEC), a non-governmental organisation, Dr. Bonaventure Enemali, has called on all state governments in the country to domesticate the Child Right Act and enforce it.

Enemali made the call recently while speaking at a workshop organised by the organisation for students of Power and Glory International Schools, Ejigbo, Lagos State, in commemoration of last year's International Day for the African Child.

The event, which held with the theme “Accelerating our Collective Efforts to End Child Marriage in Africa” is celebrated on June 16 every year to commemorate an ugly event that happened in Soweto, South Africa on June 16, 1976, where about 10, 000 black school children marched in a column more than half a mile protesting the poor quality of their education and demanding their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of the young students were shot, the most famous of which was Hector Peterson. More than 100 people were killed in the protest while over 1000 others were injured.

Empowering the girl child for future challenges

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Empowering the girl child for future challenges and leadership positions in the society cannot be overemphasised. As campaign for the girl child education is increasing by the day, experts are of the opinion that empowerment of the girl child is something that must not be toyed with.

In championing the cause of the girl child, the South African High Commission in Nigeria established a programme tagged “Take a Girl Student to Work.” The initiative which is being done annually was to expose final year female students in the universities to work environment. The High Commission partners interested public and private organisations willing to absorb the students for the programme.

Partnering on the project, MultiChoice Nigeria has absorbed 20 students from various departments from the University of Lagos in this year’s edition of the programme.

According to the organisation’s Head, Public Relations, Segun Fayose, the exercise was basically about empowering the female child. “It started in 2009 when South Africa celebrated women’s day and every August 9 is declared a public holiday in the country to celebrate women. South African women contributed to the struggle for their liberation. In Nigeria, they made initiative to empower the female child which is a weeklong programme to get expose to work environment. It always involves the final year students where they spend the whole day to have exposure in different units, have practical with us as well as with our contact centres”, he remarked.

DID YOU KNOW?

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• Statistics by the UN say more than 700 million women are married as children (below 18 years of age). 
• More than one in three or some 250 million are married before 15. 
• Child brides are often unable to effectively negotiate safe sex, leaving them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy. 
• Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence. 
• In emergencies, adolescent girls are especially vulnerable to sexual violence, and in some cases, are abducted and exploited for sexual purposes by armed groups. 
• Nearly half (44 per cent) of adolescent girls worldwide aged 15 to 19 think a husband or partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife or partner under certain circumstances.

What are you doing in your able capacity to mitigate these monstrously negative statistics?

Curled from: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/its-time-nigerians-speak-out-for-rights-of-girl-children-activists/ 

Intel Stresses Technology Empowerment for the Girl Child

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World’s leading silicon innovator, Intel once again furthered the need to bridge the gender gap in technology by hosting female beneficiaries of its She Will Connect (SWC) programme, at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema, Victoria Island in Lagos.

Speaking at the occasion, Group Manager, Corporate Affairs, Intel, Babatunde Akinola observed that access to technology has opened up a world of many opportunities for women and the girl child, and it is transforming their roles across the world.Akinola explained that, breaking the stereotypes on appropriate career paths for girls was critical to women’s economic empowerment and employment, noting that, “We started “She Will Connect” with a mission to empower 5 million girls in the next five years. This is the first year running and we are excited that the initiative is already yielding fruits among the beneficiaries present today.”

He reiterated Intel’s commitment to constantly push for gender equality in the world of technology as well as equip young girls and women with digital literacy skills.

One of the beneficiaries, Opeyemi Anifowose, a Fashion designer expressed her gratitude to Intel for the initiative, stating that her participation at one of the training sessions had impacted greatly on her creativity.

Emancipating and empowering the girl child

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THERE is no perfect tool for future development in a nation more than empowering the girl child today. It’s certainly noon for some, dusk for some others, but for the girl child, it is, but a golden dawn, the birth of a new beginning. So, “it’s imperative we begin the search for the black goat before nightfall.”

The Female gender has been marginalized for so long Inequality is undoubtedly so entrenched in our society. The truth is, when the girl child is empowered everybody benefits, because she is the mother of tomorrow. She carries in her womb the continuity of the human race.

Having the right charismatic mentor instill in the girl child the spirit of self confidence, bravery, assertiveness, respect for her body; not giving in to casual sexual desires, knowledge on the importance of education, and make her gain as much information as needed to empower her, should be our utmost priority.

We need to really take decisive and proactive measures to bringing the girl child to a level playing field with the boy child. Gone are the days when women were consigned to the kitchen and taught culinary arts and men pleasing. The gospel of the paradigm shift in the position of the female gender should be carried to our rural communities where the cloak of nescience and back- ward traditional beliefs still hold sway.

The importance of investing in the girl child cannot be overemphasized and should be clearly understood by everyone.

Education, fundamental right of girl child – Aisha Buhari

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The Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said education is the key that opens the door to opportunities and is the fundamental right of every girl child.

She made this disclosure at an event to commemorate the 2015 edition of Women and Girls Summit organised by the National Centre for Women Development yesterday in Abuja with the theme: “Empowerment and training: Innovating for girl child Education”.

According to her, ‘ It is only by chance that most Nigerian girls rise above the cultural and traditional systems of stratification that continue to cast women as inferior to their male counterparts economically, politically, and socially.’

Mrs Buhari who was represented at the occasion by the wife of the Secretary to the Federal Government, Mrs Alamanda Babadiri Lawal, said that those who escaped such subjugation have done so mostly by being empowered through education, adding that a good education offers Nigerian girl child an opportunity of being a valued member of the society.

“For girls in Nigeria and around the world, education can enable economic independence, political participation, and empower them with the necessary knowledge to activitively and effectively tackle oppressive norms that perpetuate different forms of violence against women and in contrast to the culture of gender inequality that persists, education serves as an avenue of exposure to a cultural alternative,” she said.

Education offers girl child opportunity of being valued in society - Aisha Buhari

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Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, has said that a good education offered the Nigerian girl child an opportunity of being a valued member of the society.

She said this on Thursday in Abuja during the International Day of the Girl Child Summit, which was organised by the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) and commemorated yearly on October 11, 2015.

The theme of the celebration was ``Empowerment and training: Innovating for Girl-Child education’’.

Mrs Buhari, who was represented by Mrs Alamanda Lawal, wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said education was the key that opened the door to an opportunity to succeed beyond customary measures.

``Education is a fundamental right which is the only chance that most Nigerian girls have to rise above the cultural and traditional systems of stratification;

``That continues to cast women as inferior to their male counterparts, economically, politically and socially.

``A good education offers the Nigerian girl child an opportunity of being a valued member of the society.

``For girls, education can enable economic independence, political participation, and empower them with the necessary knowledge to actively and effectively tackle oppressive norms that perpetuate different forms of violence against women,” she said.

Girl-Child Empowerment - ENGINE launched in Nigeria

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In a bid to strengthen the educational and economic opportunities of the girl-child in Nigeria, Coca-Cola Nigeria and the United Kingdom Department for International Development Girls Education have partnered to launch the the Educating Nigerian Girls in Nigeria Enterprise (ENGINE) as of September 2015.

Speaking on the initiative which was launched simultaneously in Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja and Kano, the Program Manager, ENGINE, Ayodele Fajemilola, disclosed that the Lagos initiative would benefit over 6000 girls.

According to Fajemilola, “A vocational training program will be implemented in five Local Government Areas , namely Kosofe, Ojo, Bariga, Alimosho and Epe and about 6,357 girls will benefit from the program, which is aimed at empowering them educationally and economically.’’  She explained that initiative will empower young females with training modules in four important areas to help them succeed, “The girls will be taught four basic courses, namely, business education, life skills, financial education and savings education,” she said.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/girl-child-empowerment/220633/

Empowering the girl-child through free, compulsory education

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Issues of concerns over the incidences of violation of the rights of children, especially the girl-child, have been on the top burner in recent times. Reasons are not far-fetched. The girl-child has over the years been taunted as weak and susceptible to societal ills ranging from rape, child labour, female genital mutilation, early marriage, trafficking, being used as baby factories and not admitted into formal education among others, the resultant effect being long term trauma for the victims.

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), denial of rights to formal education is a violation of the child’s right and leads to ignorance, poverty and disease. It is an established fact that failure to invest in tackling headlong the problem of girl-child education leads to serious social and economic consequences leading to losses estimated at 2-8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
As noted by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Dr. Ezekiel Oyemomi, girls and women in Nigeria, as in other developing nations of the world, are systematically disadvantaged and face worse development outcomes than their male counterparts. Some of these challenges are reinforced by age-long prejudices and cultural stereotypes against the development of the girl-child.

Findings from the Nigeria Violence Against Children Survey released on September 10, 2015, carried out by the National Populations Commission (NPC) with support from UNICEF and the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealed a high prevalence of violence against children in Nigeria, especially the girl-child.

Banks Urged To Promote Women Empowerment

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Banks have been urged to promote women empowerment and equality in the financial landscape.

The Secretary General, United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, said in a statement made available to our correspondent that investing in women could yield a significant gender dividend.

He urged both public and private sectors at the Women Empowerment Principle Leadership Group meeting in New York to reap the benefit by investing in women and bringing them into leadership position.

Access Bank Plc represented by its Head, Group Human Resources, Mrs. Bolaji Agbede, highlighted several initiatives it was implementing to boost women empowerment and gender equality within the organisation and the Nigerian society at large.

Agbede listed the creation of Access Women Network as one of the organisational initiatives created to support and encourage women in the bank’s employment.

She said, “Outside Access Bank’s strong intermediation role in providing funding and training for women entrepreneurs through our partnership with the International Finance Corporation.

“We are equally aware of the challenges of career women and growing women, and consequently created the Access Women Network platform for women within our organisation to help them attain their personal goals and aspirations through mentoring and support.”

She added that as “the only Nigerian bank that has signed on to the Women Empowerment Principles unveiled in 2009, Access Bank had continued to demonstrate leadership in the area of women empowerment.

Child Labour: A Threat to Nigeria’s Future

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Child labour is so widespread in Nigeria that it has been accepted by many as part of normal life. But the practice is only an aberration which takes away the innocence of millions of children; it is a threat to the future of the country, writes Ebere Nwiro.

The Nigerian NGO’s Report reveals that a staggering 15 million children under the age of 14 are working across Nigeria. Many of these children are exposed to long hours of work in dangerous and unhealthy environments, carrying too much responsibility for their age. Working in these hazardous conditions with little food, small pay, no education and no medical care establishes a cycle of child rights violation. 

While children have always worked in Nigeria, the figures have significantly increased over the years. The end of the oil boom in the 70s, coupled with mounting poverty, has driven millions of children into labour.

The difficulties faced by the Nigerian child should really be looked into, as they have proven over the years that they are problems which are here to stay. Recent studies and reports, especially from the International Labour Organization (ILO) show that child labour has been made worse in recent times because some of these children have no solid background, no education and no parental care. In the circumstances, they become street hawkers. They work in the streets during the day, and work even at night in some cases. Such lifestyles become very dangerous and nomadic types of life. There is little wonder therefore, that the future of these children is very dark and bleak.

Many argue that child labour is associated with poverty. And, they believe that until concrete measures are taken to tackle and reduce poverty, child labour will continue to be with us. They say that parents and guardians who push their wards towards paid or unpaid labour do not do so as a matter of preference, most of them usually do so because they have been left with no other choice. Some do so because they are widowed and the means by which they can look after the family is severely limited.

Airtel empowering the less privileged in Nigeria through Airtel Touching Lives

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Airtel Nigeria’s revolutionary television programme, Airtel Touching Lives Season 2, enters episode 3 this Sunday, January 31st as the telco reaffirms its commitment to less privileged members of the society.

The episode 3 takes viewers to the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, capturing how Airtel came to the aid of less privileged kids. From same episode, viewers will also see how a 47 year-old man, Gbenga Adesida who was born blind was empowered to deal with the situation and other challenges.

The repeat broadcast of the compelling stories in episode 3 can be viewed on Africa Magic Family 154 on Saturdays 8pm to 8.30pm; Africa Magic Urban on Thursdays 7.30pm to 8.00pm; AIT on Sundays by 6.30pm to 7pm; NTA on Wednesdays by 8.30pm to 9.00pm and Arewa 24 TV on Sundays by 7.00pm to 7.30pm.

In episode 2, viewers saw how the telco gave lifeline to a man who battled an unknown, debilitating disease for several years. It also captured how Airtel employed innovative means to help several women and children in a community in Osun State.

The maiden episode of the show, showed how Airtel fulfilled its promise to Season 1 beneficiary, Mr. Essien Obong, a mathematician/software writer who became blind after an armed robbery attack. The telco came to his aid by providing him with a customized laptop, bespoke braille machine and other computer software to support him.