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[Nkiru Okoro]

Pleased to share and kindly come with facts, data and materials that would enrich our report.

Regards

Lady Nkiru Celine Okoro

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Subject: INVITATION
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:34:26 +0100

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRAFTING OF 2014 NIGERIAN NGO CEDAW REPORT ZERO DRAFT ON MONDAY /TUESDAY APRIL 28 & 29 2014 at AXIS CENTER BEFORE APO RESETTLEMENT POLICE STATION, ZONE A, APO GARKI ABUJA BY 9AM

 

Further to our commitment towards the process of producing a fact based 2014 Nigerian NGO Shadow report, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the development of the ZERO Draft on Monday and Tuesday April 28 and 29 2014 in Abuja.

Special emphasis will be placed on CEDAW thematic areas especially those in  paragraphs 12, 14, 16 and 34 of  the 2008 Concluding Observations. Details are on our website at www.codnigeria.org

 Also important are the following EMERGING CONCERNS:

1. Updated information on reforms of Nigeria’s Penal Code especially session 55 that accepts a Husband has a right to chastise his wife provided no bodily injury/harm is caused considered by CEDAW committee to be a discriminatory law and practice…
2. Updated Information on discriminatory sessions of Nigerian Labour law 198
3. Updated information on Women’s Political Participation and capacity building for women politicians.
4. Child Rights Act – How many more states have adopted this act and the impact it has made on school enrolment: It is important we have data on school enrollment, school completion at all levels - primary to University. Examples and best practice like the case of a 13 year old that killed her husband by poisoning his food due to forced marriage.
5.  Update on the harmonization of various marriage and family laws in Nigeria by Nigerian Judicial Commission (NJC)
6. Gender based violence, Trafficking in Persons  and female genital mutilation
7. Reproductive Health including pre and post natal care/ maternal mortality: Availability and affordability of sexual and reproductive services including family planning, access to comprehensive and qualitative health care services in your community, impact of abortion law on maternal mortality and reform or modification that you know is currently going on across Nigeria. Reports must be fact/ evidence based.
8. HIV/ Aids
9. Rural Women and Internally displaced persons
10. Actualization of  Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)/ involvement of rural  women participation
11. Updated information on National Gender Policy and its implementation framework.

 

Of particular interest to CEDAW committee is Nigeria's fixed date for full implementation of CEDAW including adopting measures with concrete timetable to achieve gender equality.

 Ensure that rural women have access to electricity, health care, education etc as well as a call for National Legislation against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

GROUPS AND THEMATIC AREAS

SN	CEDAW THEMATIC AREA	ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN THE AREA
1	Penal Code and Section 29 of the Constitution on Child marriage, INDIGINSHIP/CITIZENSHIP	Yusha’U Sani Yankuzo : Zonal Secretary – United Action For Democracy  (UAD) kano 08033477704, 08055558250; North West Nelson Nwafor : FENRAD Abia State – 08033383708, WORLD ISLAMIC PEACE FOUNDATION, ZONTA, C21
2	Nigerian Labour Law  Section 198	CLEEN FOUNDATION, NOPRIN, COD Nigeria – 08023039364 Hope Nkiru Okoye : INTACOM AFRICA  AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE 08036661325, Honour Group
3	Women’s Political Participation including section 29 of the 1999 Constitution relating to Child marriage and Capacity Building for female politicians	INEC, Kind – Amy Ayokunle: 080345440311, GADA World Islamic Peace Foundation Oyo State: 08032730454, 08052146033, Zonta International, INTACOM AFRICA, Child Care ABia, FENRAD ABia, SMILES AFRICA EDO, Women Educators
4	Harmonisation of Family and marriage laws in Nigeria with NJC	Centa for Organisational Development (COD NIGERIA), CLEEN FOUNDATION, NOPRIN
5	Violence Against Women, Female Genital Mutilation	ZONTA International, DIG BENIN, PROJECT ALERT , ZAHARA WOMEN FOUNDATION , COD NIGERIA, Women of Passion Bayelsa State, KIND, Women Actors Group- Oyo State, RIPF Ibadan, C21
6	Trafficking in Persons	DICE ABUJA, SMILES – EDO, Zonta International Lagos,INTERCOM AFRICA AWKA, UAD KANO, WODEF
7	National Gender Policy and its implementation	COD NIGERIA, DICE, SMILES NIGERIA Ministry for Women Affairs
8	HIV/AIDS	Youth Repositioning Foundation, WIPF Ibadan,  Life Care Abia, Great Foundation Eboyin State, SWAN LAGOS
9	Reproductive health including pre and post natal Care,	Youth Repositioning Foundation : 08038348903, 08121723255, Chosen Child
10	Rural Women	Life Care
11	Internally Displaced Persons	Life Care
12	2014 Shadow Report	COD Nigeria
13	Actualization of Millennium Development Goals	INTACOM AFRICA, All participants

 

Participants should send before 4pm on Sunday 27th April 2014 at least a three page typed document in the area of their work and CEDAW thematic area they have been assigned in the following format:

1. Key Issues and emerging trend in the area of their work with statistics

2. key challenges

3. Best practices/solutions on how these challenges can be mitigated.

NOTE:

It is only organizations that contribute to this process that will be selected as part of the drafting committee.

THERE IS NO FUNDING YET FOR THIS PROJECT- EACH ORGANISATION SHOULD PAY THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THEIR MEMBER/STAFF AS WELL AS ACCOMMODATION.

Centa for Organizational Development will bear the full costs of VENUE, lunch and tea break for all participants for the duration of the meeting as well as provide IEC materials.

Participants should also be willing to explore with the drafting team funding opportunities from Nigerian National Assembly, Corporate Organizations, spirited Individuals and development partners.

Remember the pledge you made on September 04 2013 committing to this process. This is an opportunity to live up to our individual and collective pledge.

Safe trip as you come.

Best Regards

LADY NKIRU CELINE OKORO

Executive Director

Centa for Organizational Development.

www.codnigeria.org.

PLEDGE

“We the above listed organizations and their representatives within and outside Nigeria,, pledge to participate fully and actively in all consultations, collaborations, meetings and reports towards the production of a credible, fact based, 8^th National 2014 NGO Shadow to UN CEDAW committee.

 

[Pat Matemilola]

Hello all,

I thank Lady Nkiru for sharing this with us in PHM especially those of us based in Abuja. It is an opportunity for us to really get involved. For me however, I am currently out of town and not likely to get back till late in the week.

Wish you fruitful deliberation

Pat Matemilola

NMOD-EPIC

4B, Ikole Street, Off Gimbiya Street, Garki Area 11

Abuja 900247 FCT.

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[gbenga adedayo]

Thanks for sharing Madam.

I am currently in Lagos, would have seized the opportunity to see you after a long while. I wish you a fruitful meeting today and tomorrow.

With kind regards

'Gbenga Adedayo