Vital aid Women Empowerment Network

Gender equality is fundamental to achieving sustainable development and economic growth in any nation. It is the economic empowerment of women and girls through collaborative partnerships across all stakeholders that will accelerate making sustainable development a reality.

ABOUT VAWEN

Vital aid women empowerment network (VAWEN) is part of the incredible ecosystem of the organization, formed to build a strong base for women and gender justice defenders to connect, exchange, learn and work together for women’s human rights and transformative change.

Our network members are drawn from a diverse constituency of policy makers, academia, researchers, activists, farmers, community women, practitioners, and businesspeople committed to gender equality. VAWEN currently has over 2,000 members from all over 3 senatorial zones in Imo-state Nigeria.

VAWEN Development Goals

VAWEN is proactive in the following development and human rights initiatives

Adult education and skills development so that the women can negotiate, participate, and make informed decisions in all aspects of their social, political, and economic lives. We do know that low levels of education is the major hindrance to the empowerment of women and therefore we use participatory methods to enhance literacy levels among the women so that they are able to engage in their businesses and also make decisions that benefit their families.
Eco-friendly alternatives for food security. VAWEF Smart Farming Academy, provides training for women on sustainable agriculture, the environment, and strategies to climate change adaptation.
Workshops on maternal health issues and the provision of community outreach healthcare to assist rural women who do not willingly go to the hospital.
Building entrepreneurship skills among the women and encouraging the women to work in groups to be able to save and be loanable. We do this by training the women in entrepreneurship skills and encourage them to save as a group, after which we train them on how to manage their savings and lending activities.
The network works closely with likeminded organizations for building coalition for advocacy, capacity building and lobbying for certain policy change.
VAWEN also identifies key policy and cultural issues that affect the economic empowerment of women and engages key stakeholders to advocate for gender friendly policies.
VAWEN is powered by trained coordinators in the villages who act as a contact person and help assistance to the local women thereby representing, informing, connecting new members and linking the women directly to the organization at any given time.

Our Coordinators

Dr. Patricia Uzoho

Chief coordinator women networ

Onwuboro Flourence

Obowo Local Government

Chika Anyanwu

Ehime Mbano Local Government

Veronica Ogunka

Aboh Mbaise local Government

Caroline Amadi

Ngor Okpala local Government

Bessy Nwihim

Nwangele local Government

Connect and be empowered

Because we believe that when women and girls have an equal opportunity to learn, grow and connect with others, they will be able to realize their fullest economic potential.

Because your voice matters and every idea counts. By working together, we can help build a better world for all.

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