Jun 27POULTRY POWER: PHASE TWO OF THE FEMINIST COALITION FARMING INITIATIVEIn April 2023, following the successful launch of the Feminist Coalition Farming Initiative in partnership with Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery, the Feminist Coalition decided to expand the project, also to include low-income women in Ogun State. We have now increased the number of women participating in the Feminist Coalition Farming…2 min read2 min read
Sep 9, 2022Introducing: The Feminist Coalition Farming InitiativeAccording to the World Bank, 95.1 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty — surviving on less than $1.90/NGN1,200 daily, whilst another 25% are vulnerable. The IMF goes on to say that women constitute over 60% of the poorest people in Nigeria, translating to over 57 million women living in extreme…Womens Rights3 min readWomens Rights3 min read
Aug 11, 2022An Update On The Feminist Coalition Girls Education ProgramThe first set of FemCo scholars have now completed their first year of secondary school. When we started this journey, we were fuelled by the belief that every Nigerian child has a right to quality education. About 18.5 million children, the majority of whom are girls, do not have access…Womens Rights2 min readWomens Rights2 min read
Mar 9, 2022To A World Where We Are SeenEquality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, and it is very appropriate. We should all aim for a world where everyone has equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and…Iwd2 min readIwd2 min read
Nov 23, 2021Introducing: The Feminist Coalition Girls Education ProgramOver 40% of Nigeria women have never received a formal education and at least 5.5 million girls in the country are out of school (British Council, 2014). Drop-out rates are highest at the sixth grade of primary school and higher among girls than boys (NPC, 2009). These statistics have only…4 min read4 min read
Dec 18, 2020In Our Own Words: The Feminist CoalitionSuccessful people always talk about launching projects and figuring out the fine details after. We hear this and usually never apply it, out of fear of failure. For the Feminist Coalition, we spent months planning our launch as a women’s rights advocacy group and yet our roll out was nothing…Feminist Coalition13 min readFeminist Coalition13 min read
