Posts by YWCA Nigeria

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YWCA of Nigeria Commemorates International Youth Day 2016

by YWCA Nigeria

YWCA of Nigeria in collaboration with YMCA Lagos and Red Cross Society, and with support from Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), marked International Youth Day 2016, with the theme: “Promoting Sustainable Civic Engagement”, on Friday 12th August, 2016. The event, which brought together youth volunteers from collaborating organisations engaged in a community service exercise at […]

Women’s Power Lunch 2016

by YWCA Nigeria

YWCA of Nigeria participated at this year’s Women’s Power Lunch, organized by Murtala Muhammed Foundation. The event with the theme: Women in Solidarity…a new paradigm for inclusion was chaired by His Excellency, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday 28th July 2016 at Habour Point Event Centre, VI, Lagos. The Guest Speaker of the event, Her Excellency, […]

YWCA Marks Girls in ICT Day 2016

by YWCA Nigeria

YWCA joined the rest of the World to commemorate this year’s Girls in ICT Day 2016 with the theme “Expanding Horizons, Changing Attitudes” on Saturday 30th April 2016 in Lagos. The event focused on explore ways of ensuring young women and girls within the association were empowered with the right information and access to opportunities […]

World YWCA DAY 2016

by YWCA Nigeria

Every year on April 24, YWCAs around the world observe World YWCA Day. It is set aside a day to celebrate our common membership and achievements in creating positive change for women, young women and girls around the world. YWCA of Nigeria marked World YWCA Day 2016 with a Brunch Roundtable Dialogue on Friday, 22nd April […]

Training on Diarrhoea Management in Children

by YWCA Nigeria

Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) partnered with YWCA of Nigeria in training some members of YWCA Lagos Area Council on Diarrhoea Management in Children using Zinc and ORS. The training which was conducted at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) on 19th November 2015, centered on identifying the signs and symptoms of diarrhoea, […]

YWCA of Nigeria at the 28th World YWCA Council

by YWCA Nigeria

YWCA of Nigeria actively participated at the just concluded 28th session of World YWCA Council with the theme: Bold and Transformative Leadership: Towards 2035, from 10th – 16th October 2015, at Centara Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The World Council is the largest gathering of YWCA members from member associations across cultures and countries around the […]

Day of the African Child 2015

by YWCA Nigeria

The Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the then OAU (Organisation of African Unity) to honor those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976, it also raises awareness on the need for improvement of educational sector to African children […]

Youth Empowerment and Winning the War against Crime

by YWCA Nigeria

Young women of YWCA of Nigeria participated in the recently convened National Youth Summit on Crime Prevention at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. The event which held on14th May, 2015 with the theme: Youth development and empowerment: A Panacea for winning the war against crime in Nigeria was organized by African […]