Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

In commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the Women’s Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) stands in solidarity with girls and women across the world to advocate for the complete eradication of FGM.

Female Genital Mutilation is a harmful and unjust practice that violates the rights, health, and dignity of girls and women. Every girl deserves the right to live free from violence and to make informed decisions about her body.

*WOCON Team Visits Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs*

On Friday, 6th March 2026, our Team paid a courtesy visit to Mrs Ajibike Onigbanjo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, at her office in Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.

The visit facilitated insightful discussions on WOCON's work and potential collaboration opportunities with the Ministry.

WOCON also donated some sanitary wares to the Ministry courtesy of WITHME FOUNDATION, Canada

In commemoration of 16 days activism held annually,WOCON Team took our VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS to”ITAFAJI”,a densely-populated community on Lagos Island on Friday 28th November 2025, where we engaged residents on the dangers of Gender-based violence (GBV), Share relief materials with young women and girls and also sensitized them on how to identify, prevent and speak out against all forms of abuse.

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."*