Women's Centre for Peace and Development (WOPED)

Active Service for Gender Equity, Women’s Rights and Security since 1997

WOPED is the first women’s peace Organisation in Nigeria, dedicated to information, education, advocacy and advancement of the rights of women and girls to dignity, social inclusion, security, and fundamental freedoms...Read more


NEWS HIGHLIGHT


50 Nigerian Girls Used As Sex Slaves Rescued From Ghana And Cote d’Ivoire

7 December, 2012

In a rather disturbing development, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) has rescued 50 Nigerian girls, mostly underaged, working as sex slaves in neighboring Ghana and Cote d’ Ivoire....Read More


30 Nigerian Girls Trafficked Into Mali Daily – Envoy


An average of 30 Nigerian girls are being trafficked into Mali daily, the Nigerian Ambassador to the West African country, Mr. Iliya Nuhu, said on Sunday. 12 November 2012....Read More


Nigeria Tackles Maternal Mortality

Sunday Elijah

October 28, 2012

KADUNA, NIGERIA — For many women in Nigeria, a country with one of the highest maternal death rates in the world, the prospect of giving birth can be scary.… Read more

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