STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION

Stand up and Take Action is a worldwide call to get involved, to mobilise and show commitment and support for ending poverty and inequality and for achieving and exceeding the Millennium Development Goals. From October 16-19 2009 people literally and symbolically Stood up And Took Action to demand that their governments deliver their commitments to end extreme poverty. Nearly half the World’s Population Live in poverty, of which 70% are women.
Gender and Development Action (GADA) on the 16th of October went to Lawson Market Surulere, Lagos and its environs to mobilize people to Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty.
Pictures below show market men / women and others vigorously participating in the event.

Community/Town Hall Meeting

“Raising Her Voice” Project
 Raising Her Voice Project is a project to promote the participation of poor and marginalized Nigeria women in decision making processes on issues affecting them.
The project is coordinated by Women Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA). Gender and Development Action (GADA) as a stakeholder is to organise a Town Hall Meeting in Lagos by November 2009. The town hall meeting will facilitate and provide an expanded space that brings to the fore issues of violence against women, harmful practices and women’s participation in politics, leadership and governance.

16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence started in 1991. It runs from November 25, International Day against Violence to December 10, International Human Rights Day to symbolically link Violence Against Women (VAW) and human rights, and to emphasize that VAW is a violation of human rights. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action describes VAW as “any act of gender based violence that results in or likely to result in physical, sexual, or psychological harm or arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or private life”.
As a leading women’s organization, Gender and Development Action (GADA) has been in the forefront of the struggle for gender equality and the promotion of women’s rights in Nigeria. GADA will be organizing a programme during the 16 Days Activism Against Gender Violence. In line with the theme for this year- 2009 Women’s Day  which is “Unite To End Violence Against women” our programme has been tagged “MEN AND WOMEN UNITING FOR HAPPINESS”. It is a community awareness campaign highlighting the role of men in eradicating gender –based violence that will take us round the streets of Lagos.