International Women’s Day is a global day selected to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of women from all works of life and mark a call to action for accelerating gender parity. We at Dinidari Foundation understand that a huge factor that stands in the way of achieving gender equality is Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and …
Sexual consent is one topic that is still misunderstood by a lot of people, often defended with statements like “but na her husband” or “she has had sex with him before” such statements undermine the importance of sexual consent in romantic and intimate relationships. What is Sexual Consent?Sexual Consent is an agreement between participants to …
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Female Genital Mutilation is considered Sexual and Gender-Based Violence because it is usually performed against the will of the girl child and violates their right to …
Over the past six months, our team at Dinidari Foundation on the Women Voice and Leadership Project supported by Action Aid Nigeria and the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria has been tasked with raising awareness on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and as result, our team at Dinidari foundation have been engrossed in using every …
Sexual and Gender-based violence, which includes domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and harassment, female genital mutilation, sex trafficking, child marriage, and socio-economic violence is one of the most pronounced expressions of the unequal power relations between women and men. Let’s explore few reasons why Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and continues to be a problem in the …
Reasons Why Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Remains Prevalent Read More »
Our Executive Director, Ndi Kato will speak at Democracy Youth Round Table 5.0 National Conference today, March 18th 2021 on the theme “Reinventing Youth Energies and Capacities for peace and Nation Building in Nigeria” alongside Ex-Governor of Kwara State; Alhaji Abdulafata Ahmed, Founder of Code; Mr. Hamzat Lawal, Minister Federal Ministry of Youth and Sport; …
NDI KATO TO SPEAK AT DEMOCRACY YOUTH ROUND TABLE 5.0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Read More »
There are wide ranges of reasons people don’t report their experiences with sexual harassment and assault to authorities and, oftentimes, even hide them from friends and family members. But let’s explore five reasons why many cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence go unreported. SOCIAL STIGMA: Social stigma is the experience a person goes through …
FIVE REASONS WHY WOMEN DO NOT SPEAK OUT ABOUT VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE. Read More »
June 23, was International Day of Widows a day to give special recognition to the situation of widows globally. In Nigeria, Widows are often met with a very humiliating situations like shaving their heads, drinking the corpse water of their husbands or being inherited as property by members of their husband’s family. In this episode of …
AD PODCAST: Protecting the Rights of Widows in Nigeria Read More »