How we work
Global Women’s Health, Rights and Empowerment Initiative (G-WHREI)adopt participatory approaches to all its project interventions. Also, in our entire program, we also take the issue of gender into great considerations; therefore, gender components have been mainstreamed into all our programs. We also adopt a partnership approach as we work with local community influencers, private sectors, civil society organizations and other socio- economic development partners.
Main Activities of the Organization:
- Capacity building
- Provision of Quality and Friendly Health services
- Counseling services
- Advocacy
- Peer Sessions
- Skills acquisition training
Location of Current Activities in Nigeria
Benue State
- Makurdi Local Government
- Ukum Local Government
- Gwer- EastLocal Government
- Gwer-WestLocal Government
- OturkpoLocal Government
- VandiekyaLocal Government
- ObiLocal Government
- OjuLocal Government
- UshouguLocal Government
- TarkaLocal Government
- KonshishaLocal Government
- Gombe State
- Akko Local Government
- Balanga Local Government
- Gombe Local Government
- Kaltungo Local Government
- Yamaltu/Deba Local Government
- Shongom Local Government
- Funakaye (Bajoga) Local Government
- Billiri Local Government
- Dukku Local Government
- Kwami Local Government
- Nafada Local Government
Services Provided at the Centre:
- Female Sex Workers/Women Friendly Centre
- Female Sex Workers/Women Friendly Recreational activities
- Skill Training
- Counselling
- Referrals
This organization has the following aims and objectives:
The main purpose of the Organization is to mitigate the impact of stigma and discrimination towards female sex workers and other vulnerable women in Nigeria through the provision of sexual and reproductive health care services, GBV screening and access to legal services
- To advocate for the sexual and reproductive rights of women and adolescent girls in Nigeria
- To provide services targeting the realization of rights of vulnerable women and young girls in Nigeria
- To strengthen the systems and processes of Hope Sisters Initiative towards optimal organizational effectiveness
- To empower women and girls in order to reduce vulnerability to poverty through skill acquisition
Program Focus:
Our Organization works thematically in the areas of:
(a) Reproductive Health/ HIV programs
(b) Human Rights, Legal Services and Advocacy
(C)Economic strengthening
(d) Gender Programming
Strategies
- Advocacy
- Capacity Building
- Collaboration and Partnership
- Economic Empowerment
- Resource Mobilization
- Networking
Target Group
Female Sex workers, Vulnerable Women/ Girls and OVC