The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the ActionAid Nigeria have commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for the series of empowerment programmes initiated by his government to improve the standard of living of women, promoting gender equality and protecting both women and children from gender-based violence and other forms of abuse.
They gave the commendation when a delegation led by the GAC Head of Development Cooperation, Djifa Ahado, and the Country Director of ActionAid in Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, paid a visit to the governor at the Government House, Enugu, yesterday.
Expressing the desire of GAC to continue its partnership with the state government, Ahado said that the organisation had 15 implementing partners, who were engaged to address gender-based violence, women’s peer education programmes to eliminate gender mutilation, women’s political participation and leadership, as well as women’s economic empowerment, among other programmes.
She added that GAC, through ActionAid Nigeria, had invested a total of ₦261,382,261.29 as grants to its partners, which had impacted over one million beneficiaries.
Calling for more collaboration between the body and the state government, Ahado lamented that among the challenges faced by GAC included rising violence against women, limited support for gender equality initiatives and insufficient funding and resources to support women’s rights movement.
On his part, Mamedu of ActionAid lauded the effective and strong collaboration between the state government and ActionAid in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, saying that deliberate investment in women’s rights had a profound impact on sustainable development.
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