Gender Rights

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD

October 17, 2025

WOCON CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2025 WiTH FEMALE STUDENTS OF JOLAS SCHOOL, OBALENDE, LAGOS STATE

WOCON celebrated this year's International Day of the Girl Child (2025) at Jonas School, a private secondary school in Obalende on Lagos island, on sessions relating to this year's Theme - *The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis* .

The event brought together SS2 and SS3 students for interactive sessions centered around this year's theme: *"The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis."*

*WOCON CELEBRATES 2025 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH MARKET WOMEN ON LAGOS ISLAND*

March 12, 2025

WOCON celebrated the 2025 International Women's Day with women of all ages at the popular Sandgrouse market on Lagos Island

After a Talk on "How Community and Grassroots Women Can Accelerate Action towards Gender Equality and Transformative Change", the women were encouraged to join hands with WOCON and other civil society organisations to
address systemic barriers and biases that women face, calling for a multifaceted approach.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TO ALL THE WOMEN OUT THERE.

You are loved and cherished!

Happy international women’s day

March 8, 2025

*WOCON Celebrates Women All Across the World on International Women’s Day*

On this International Women’s Day, we join all women across the world to acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary strength, resilience and potential of women everywhere. 
We recognize the progress made so far and the work that still lies ahead.

Promoting Gender Equality Through Women Entrepreneurship Development And Formalization In Nigeria

November 22, 2023
Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) with support from International Labour Organization  convened a 1-day high level policy roundtable dialogue in Lagos to discuss the gaps  in 3 identified policies, namely The National Gender Action Plan, The National Financial Inclusion Strategy  and the Women Economic Empowerment Policy.
These 3 policies support women's enterprise development and formalization in Nigeria

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2023

August 12, 2023

*Happy international Youth Day 2023*

Theme: *"Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World"*

WOCON today, 12th August 2023, acknowledges the contributions of numerous youth across the globe as well as their role in advancing the society and encouraging sustainable development.

We also identify with the numerous challenges being faced by youths all over the world and especially in our nation, Nigeria.

WOCON continues to commit to youth engagement and the promotion of youth-led initiatives.

Happy World Youth Day 2023.

2023 Children's Day Celebration By WOCON - Empowerment Self Defence (ESD) for Children

May 27, 2023
To mark this year's CHILDREN'S DAY,  WOCON took its awareness raising against child abuse and violence against girls to St. David's Anglican Church,  Lafiaji, Lagos State, where Primary 6 pupils were taken through Empowerment Self Defence (ESD)
 
ESD is all about how to respond to unpleasant and life-threatening attacks.
It is one of WOCON's unique way of violence reduction among women and girls

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