2020 in all its glamour, came with restriction of movement at different levels like never before which resulted in an unimaginable rise in the number of violent cases against women and girls as they were left with no other option than to be stuck with their predators. At the Imo State Committee on Ending Violence […]
Mental Health Awareness On Friday, 29th January 2021, we had a Health Awareness Talk on Corona Virus and Mental Health with Murtala Mohamed Foundation. It is well known that pandemics have a negative impact on the mental, physical, emotional and psychological well-being of individuals. Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorders are some of the […]
Some months back, Alliances for Africa conducted an investigative report on the menace of Baby factory, otherwise known as child harvesting. In 2017, the then governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, accented to law, the Imo state protection of babies law. This law, however, has so many lapses and falls short in prescribing appropriate punishments […]
Alliances for Africa DISCLAIMER: IMO STATE VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSON PROHIBITION (VAPP) BILL; A BILL TO PROTECT CITIZENS FROM ALL ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL PRACTICES, NOT AN ABORTION BILL OR A BILL THAT PROMOTES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. There have been fallacies being spread by a Dr Philip Njemanze instigating that the Violence Against […]
Call out for software developers ABOUT AFA: Alliances for Africa (AfA)’s mission is to enhance and strengthen on a sustainable basis, local, national, sub-regional and international institutions in Africa, by being active in the monitoring, advancing, promoting and protection of human rights, peace and sustainable development initiatives. …>> Read More BACKGROUND OF THE CONSULTANCY: The […]
Access to Justice: Plight of Women & Girls in South-East – Iheoma Obibi [embeddoc url=”https://alliancesforafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Newspaper-publication-Ms-Obibi-2020.pdf” height=”300%”] Source: Thisday Newspaper
What Is a Safety Plan? A safety plan is a personalized, practical plan that includes ways to remain safe while in a relationship, planning to leave, or after you leave. Safety planning involves how to cope with emotions, tell friends and family about the abuse, take legal action and more. A good safety plan will […]
“Did you know that Nigerian women contribute close to 70 per cent of the agricultural workforce, yet get less of accruing returns.” Alliances for Africa with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is supporting 120 rural women #Farmers during the #COVID19. Benefits 1. 120 crop farmers would revive […]
A Statement on Women’s Human Rights in Nigeria at the 66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) (13 July – 7 August 2018) Submitted by: Alliances for Africa (AfA) Observer Status Number No: 235 statement under agenda item no. 8. Your Excellency, the Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished […]
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