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SUMMARY:Mobilising Women for Change
DESCRIPTION:Facilitator:\n\n 	Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin\, President\, Women Aris
 e for Change Initiative\n\n\n\n\nThroughout history\, the central role of w
 omen in society has ensured the stability\, progress and long-term developm
 ent of nations. Women’s contribution to society’s transition at differe
 nt eras in history is incontestable. In Nigeria\, our history captures the 
 timeless and tireless role women have played in bringing about social chang
 e. From the Aba women’s riot in 1929 calling for the revolt against unjus
 t taxation policies by the colonial administrators to the fight for indepen
 dence from colonial rule spearheaded by women such as Funmilayo Ransome-Kut
 i\, Margaret Ekpo and Hajia Gambo Sawaba who fought alongside the men for N
 igeria’s emancipation and self-determination to the more recent advocate 
 of the Bring Back our Girls movement\, Dr Oby Ezekwisili whose indefatigabl
 e activism has led to the release of approximately 107 girls out of a whopp
 ing 276 girls captured by Boko Haram terrorist in North-Eastern Nigeria\, w
 omen have continued to remain a powerful force for change. However\, compar
 ed to their male counterpart and the total number of women in the country\,
  only a fraction are actively involved in nation-building. This can be loos
 ely ascribed to the gender stereotype roles assigned to women as only relev
 ant in the domestic front and for less critical roles even in the workplace
  or in government. It should be acknowledged that there has been an increas
 ing consciousness in women participation in the different sectors of societ
 y\, however\, a lot still needs to be done to narrow the broad gap existing
  between women and their male counterparts in the social stratosphere. It i
 s on this basis that we navigated the focus of the 10th C-PET training on 
 empowering CSOs with knowledge on ‘mobilising women for change’ which a
 ptly addresses the issue.\n\nThe 10th C-PET training featured a total of 45
  participants from different parts of the country. The first session was t
 itled:  Understanding change\, the concept of change while the second sess
 ion was titled: Mobilising women for change. The facilitator\, globally ren
 owned human rights activist\, Dr Josephine Okei Odumakin who was specifica
 lly selected to handle this workshop due to her track record in advocating 
 against the trampled rights of citizens creatively delved into the various 
 topics under each session by first ensuring that participants understand th
 e concept of and need for change as well as women’s role in catalysing th
 e process.\n\n[wpdm_package id='10139']
LOCATION:Online
DTSTAMP:20260501T023713Z
DTSTART:20191028T130000Z
DTEND:20260501T220000Z
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