The following organizations contributed to the drafting of these guidelines and adopted them on 31st August 2012.
WOCON’s parallel event at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 4-15 March 2013
Event Title: Documentary on survivors of violence against women and panel discussion on initiatives for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sponsors: Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) ECOSOC Accredited
Nigerian Ministry of Women Affairs
Event has been scheduled for
Date: Thursday, 7 March 2013
Nigerian Participants at the CSW 2013
Some Participants with WOCON Executive Director
The 16 Days Activism on gender Violence will take place from November 25 -December 2012.
The flag off of the campaign will be a joint activity of the Working group of eight on Violence against Women (WG8 on VAW) with the support of the Justice for All (J4All) at the Oshodi Motor Park on the 26th Nov 2012 at 10am
There would be a musical parade and sensitisation of the people around the motor park on the different forms of gender violence to highlight the 16 Days campaign.
Immigration officials, Executive Director WOCON, Executive Secretary NAPTIP Carol Ndaguba and Representative of WOTCLE at Seme Border during the handover of the trafficked children from Benin Republic
WOCON Ogun State staff and executive director at Seme Border for the return of rescued Beninese trafficked children to be reunited with their parents.
Events to Note:
Monday 27 February 2012:
Orientation and coordination of Nigeria Participation
Facilitator: Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON)
Venue: Nigeria House
Time: 12 Noon
WOMEN CONSORTIUM OF NIGERIA (WOCON)
IN COLLABORATION WITH
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS, ABUJA, NIGERIA
ORGANISE
Round Table Discussion
ON
Tools for Economic and Political Empowerment of Rural Women
&
BOOK PRESENTATION
TITLED
Tools for Economic and Political Empowerment of rural women in Nigeria:
Shared Experiences Shared Visions
DISCUSSANTS:
There will be a press Conference In ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE By WOCON For Sensitization Of Child labour and in Commemoration of the Universal Child Abuse Day. This Press Conference will create Awareness on the 17 months project on Child labour and all forms of Child Abuse In Nigeria.
