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WISCAR joined the UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), themed; DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality with Campaign theme #EmbraceEquity. The aim of IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity campaign is to get the world talking about why equal opportunities are not enough. True inclusion and belonging requires equitable action. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. The opportunities of the current digital revolution present a risk of perpetuating existing

Mrs. Amina Oyagbola was on Thursday, February 16, 2023, appointed as Member of the High-Level Advisory Council (HLAC) to support Women and Girls, by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. At the launch of the High-Level Advisory Council, the President stated that the HLAC alongside the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy Dialogue, Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), and Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up (NFWP-SU), would target the reduction of poverty and the building of

In line with WISCAR’s mission of developing women to build a better nation, and the strong interest expressed by renowned global icon, and our 2022 Distinguished WISCAR Awardee, Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the recently concluded 2022 WISCAR Annual Leadership and Mentoring Conference, on the urgent need to enable women’s political participation. WISCAR in collaboration with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie held a special fundraiser on Friday, January 13, 2023, to support credible female political candidates contesting in the 2023 General Elections.

The 13th stream of WIN 1 and 2 Mentees successfully organized and executed a 1-day mentoring session for girls in Secondary Schools under the WISCAR Grow and Learn Initiative (GLIN). The Grow and Learn Initiative is a ‘’pay it forward’’ creation of the WISCAR Alumni body. It is borne out of a deep commitment to creating more opportunities to progress WISCAR’s ideals, add value to the younger generation of women who are currently in school and are looking forward to

Solidarity across generations is key to sustainable development and this is our raison d’être and our driving force at WISCAR. The energy, talent and social consciousness of the youth is cause for celebration and indeed they are the future for creating a more equal and equitable World for All. Today we join the world to celebrate all youth and to remind them of their competence, strength and potential. We celebrate Nigerian youth in particular, who through their leadership, creativity &