NNEW PROJECTS
Women Voice and Leadership Project
As part of effort to empower women to embrace entrepreneurship and achieve total well-being while impacting others, NNEW with the support of Action Aid Nigeria and fund from Global affairs Canada under the WVL-Nigeria Project implemented 5-Year project The project focused on bbuilding the financial capacity of market women through education on basic financial record keeping, thus preparing them for funding opportunities. In the course of the program, the market women also enlightened on the taxation policies of the Lagos Internal Revenue Services (LIRS).
The initiative, implemented over a period of five years, focused on Women Economic Justice and Empowerment Programmes where NNEW provided essential financial training and fostering sustainable development also created an environment where female petty traders in Lagos state can thrive and access grant and loan facilities. The project concentrated on the selected market in Kosofe Local Government Area, Shomolu Local Area and Yaba Local Government Area. The leadership of all the markets in Lagos State were involved to ensure that policies related to SGBV in the market places are addressed also Lagos State Internal Revenue for tax related issue. The project paid high level advocacy visits to the chairmen of Local Government Areas in Lagos State and selected traditional rulers in a bid to have their support.
ADVOCACY VISIT TO LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
The Advancing Women in Economic Development (PAWED) Project implemented by dRPC, aims to advance WEE by strengthening the capacity of local women’s collectives to collaborate and advocate to state governments to improve access to funding and livelihood opportunities for economically active women.
FHI360 Alive and Thrive Project
The NECA Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) was funded under the Alive and Thrive Project to undertake targeted advocacy to the private sector aimed at improving workplace policies such as- extending the duration of paid maternity and paternity leave, increasing workplace benefits for pregnant and lactating mothers, establishment of crèches within the organizations, strengthening existing policies such as nursing breaks, and advocating for enabling environment that fosters maternal entitlements and promotes exclusive breastfeeding.