With the theme “Advancing Inclusive Women, Peace and Security Strategies,” the Ladies Empowerment Goal and Support Initiative (LEGASI) convened a one-day stakeholders’ engagement to review Nigeria’s National Action Plan (NAP) on Women Inclusiveness.
The plan, which has been in place since 2013, seeks to address systemic barriers facing women in workplaces, government institutions, and within communities—particularly issues of gender-based violence.
Facilitators led discussions on the Women, Peace and Security agenda, a critical framework aimed at enhancing women’s participation in governance, peacebuilding, and national development.
Speaking at the event, Hadiza Ismail, the convener, said:
“It was truly an honor to plan, coordinate, and also share insights on the progress of Nigeria’s National Action Plans on Women, Peace, and Security since 2013.
"These Action Plans are not just documents, they are commitments to ensuring that women’s voices, experiences, and leadership are central in building peace and security in our communities,"she said.
Ismail noted that the challenges are real, adding that the achievements and lessons could be build upon.
She hoped that the strategies discussed at the engagement would inspire stronger collaboration between government, CSOs, women leaders, and communities to advance inclusive peace and security in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that participants at the engagement, broke into groups to examine key challenges and propose solutions.
They stressed the importance of engaging security agencies, traditional rulers, religious leaders, parents, civil society organisations, youth, women’s groups, and persons with disabilities to ensure inclusiveness.
One of the participant, Mrs. Zainab Musa, emphasised that women cannot drive inclusiveness alone.
"We need men, community leaders, and institutions to stand with us,"she said.
On his part, Mr. Suleiman Ibrahim, a civil society activist said that if women are not safe at home, at work, or in the society, their contributions to nation-building would always be limited.
The engagement concluded with a renewed call for collective action to guarantee women’s equal voice, safety, and opportunities in driving national peace, security, and development.
NAN reports that the meeting, organised by LEGASI in collaboration with iMatter, Oxfam, and Adapt Localization Nexus, has shown the power of collective dialogue.
LEGASI is a women-led, community-based NGO empowering conflict-affected communities.
It advance Women's/Youth Peace & Security through dialogue, mediation, psychosocial support, and livelihood initiatives.(NAN)
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