To empower, equip and embolden underprivileged women and girls in seven rural communities in Borno State, the Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre, GEPaDC, has employed leadership skills to bridge the cultural and religious barriers, among others for these women to realise their raw and untapped potential.
This time, however, she met co-wives, who made life a nightmare for her. “The co-wives I met tormented my life so much that I broke the marriage and decided to leave to start my journey.” After joining the National Counsellor Examination , the PWD leader studied the English Language instead. “Because I often scored A and B grades in my courses, my aunt got jealous and said mean words to me. ‘You will never be anything in future,” emphasising that her auntie had pronounced profane words on her because she can’t walk.
Finally, Parsti has got a new lease of life. Her progress as a woman was the establishment of a group, which she heads. She alongside other female members meets minds, table issues and challenges affecting women and empowers themselves through monthly contributions known as adashe. Indeed, for Hajara, Hafsat, and Parsti among a list of others, organisations like GEPaDC came in handy. This is because it is employing strategic approaches to bridging the gap for women in rural communities in seven communities in Borno State. With the right information, education and awareness programmes these women are gradually realising and attaining their full potential. GEPaDC is a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-religious and not-for-profit organisation.
For Donli, their approach to working in this highly conservative and patriarchal society has been guided by culture and conflict sensitivity. They also employ the principle of do-no-harm and community engagement/centred approach and build alliances and linkages with those who identify with their vision and mission. GEPaDC has an exceptionally good relationship with the traditional and religious institutions in Borno state.
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