Education

International Girl Child Day Celebration Activity 2021 Theme " Digital World. Our generation"

October 18, 2021

Today 18th Oct.2021, Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) was at St. David Anglican Primary school Okesuna Lagos. To sensitise the pupils of primary 4 to 6 on the reason girls need to learn digital skills to transform their lives, for personal development, for learning, to stay informed and safe and earning a living.

See included in the gallery pictures from today's activity for International Day Girl Child Day 2021. Theme " Digital World. Our generation"

WOCON Lagos Team paid an Advocacy Visit to the Force Intelligence Board

June 29, 2018

In observance of Worlds Day Against Child Labour, WOCON Lagos Team paid an Advocacy Visit to the Force Intelligence Board (FIB) at the Force Headquarters at Kam Selem House Obalende. Present in the House were 20 FIB Top officials of the Intelligence Unit who listened with rapt attention as the Director of Programmes spoke about the very sad state of Child Labour in Lagos State and indeed Nigeria.

WOCON visits Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

April 3, 2016

WOCON Paid an advocacy visit to the Ogun State Ministry of women affairs and Social development and the Federal ministry of Labor to further renew her commitment to the empowerment of women and children.The cordinating director of ministry of women affairs and social development in person of Mr. Olumide Sotubo and the controller of the Federal ministry of labour in person of Mr. Deji Fatoki received the WOCON team with open arms , lauded their efforts in the enforcement of women and children's right and pledged their continuous collaboration with the organization.

Human trafficking in person

Projects
Activity Updates

On Tuesday 2nd May 2023 WOCON partnered with Denny Social Welfare Hub through the Nigerian Eonen  Association Verona, on the "EYEFON" project co-funded by Ministero Dell' Interno, Nigeria Women Association Verona, Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria

 

Project sensitized the Lafiaji community on the island against the dangers of Irregular migration and Trafficking in persons

 

Stakeholders present included community elders, male and female, faith based leaders such as pastor, Imam and a female traditional leader, Yeye Olokun.

 

Ogun State Home Grown School Feeding Program

Projects

With the support of MacArthur Foundation and The Ogun State Government, the Ogun Home Grown School Feeding Program is aimed at promoting accountability and efficiency, focused on providing a free nutritional meal for public primary school pupils (primary 1-3) across 40 Schools within Abeokuta North, Odeda, Ikenne and Imeko Afon Local Governments of the State to improve school enrolment, child health and nutrition, thereby encouraging and increasing local agricultural production, creating jobs, empowering women whilke also improving family and state economy. 

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