Who We Are
Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative is a Nigerian non profit, non
governmental women human rights organization promoting peace
security for African Women and Girls. ECOWA engages stakeholders in
monitoring compliance to international, regional and national policies on
the protection of women and girl’s rights in conflict including their
participation in peace processes. This organization was founded in 2010
and formerly registered in May 2011 with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs
Commission (RC 44955).
Our Mission Statement and Purpose
ECOWA’s Mission is to work non violently for peace, security of women
for practical solutions to development, ECOWA also inform, mobilise,
organise and engage on issues violence against women and girls in the
home and community and working to:
Our Strategies include:
Preventing violence through public outreach and awareness raising,
capacity building, creating opportunities for women to exercise social,
economic political rights and influencing traditional practices, behavioral
change, strengthening institutional response and implementation on
policies, media campaign, research, monitoring documentation and
advocacy. Others are: coalition building at the local, state, national,
regional and international levels; support for the provision of community-
based, non-violent alternatives – such as shelter programs – IDPS,
battered women and eradication of social, cultural and religious systems
which contribute to violence against women and girls. .
Our focus Areas are:
Human Rights, Women and girls, Peace and Security, Non violence,
Women Economic and Political Empowerment, IDPs, Democracy and
Election.
Our Structure
ECOWA Initiative has 5 member Board of Directors who play advisory
roles- Dr Sam Ogbeide, Mrs Bridget Osakwe, Barr. Itoro Eze-Anaba, Mrs
Maria Nnwancukwu and Barr Bisi Idaomi.
Staff who carry on with daily management of the office are:
Louisa Ono Eikhomun Executive Director
Catherine Duru Deputy Executive Director
Barrister W. Imaralu Legal Officer
Eke Egbuka Programme Officer( Ibadan Office)
Debby Oboh Programme Assistant
Emmanuella Ogbeide ICT
Membership Organisation
Partnerships and Collaboration
• Group of( G6) Beijing+20.
• Ministry of Women Affairs
Women Development Center
• Lagos State Ministry of The Environment
• Nigerian Police Force
• Women Arise for Change Initiative
• Legal Defence and Assisted Projects( LEDAP)
• Partnership for Justice
• Vision Spring Initiatives
• Equality Now
Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative is a Nigerian non profit, non
governmental women human rights organization promoting peace
security for African Women and Girls. ECOWA engages stakeholders in
monitoring compliance to international, regional and national policies on
the protection of women and girl’s rights in conflict including their
participation in peace processes. This organization was founded in 2010
and formerly registered in May 2011 with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs
Commission (RC 44955).
Our Mission Statement and Purpose
ECOWA’s Mission is to work non violently for peace, security of women
for practical solutions to development, ECOWA also inform, mobilise,
organise and engage on issues violence against women and girls in the
home and community and working to:
- Ensure the protection of female victims/ survivors in conflict.
- Conflict Prevention, Resolution/ Reconciliation.
- Peace Building
Our Strategies include:
Preventing violence through public outreach and awareness raising,
capacity building, creating opportunities for women to exercise social,
economic political rights and influencing traditional practices, behavioral
change, strengthening institutional response and implementation on
policies, media campaign, research, monitoring documentation and
advocacy. Others are: coalition building at the local, state, national,
regional and international levels; support for the provision of community-
based, non-violent alternatives – such as shelter programs – IDPS,
battered women and eradication of social, cultural and religious systems
which contribute to violence against women and girls. .
Our focus Areas are:
Human Rights, Women and girls, Peace and Security, Non violence,
Women Economic and Political Empowerment, IDPs, Democracy and
Election.
Our Structure
ECOWA Initiative has 5 member Board of Directors who play advisory
roles- Dr Sam Ogbeide, Mrs Bridget Osakwe, Barr. Itoro Eze-Anaba, Mrs
Maria Nnwancukwu and Barr Bisi Idaomi.
Staff who carry on with daily management of the office are:
Louisa Ono Eikhomun Executive Director
Catherine Duru Deputy Executive Director
Barrister W. Imaralu Legal Officer
Eke Egbuka Programme Officer( Ibadan Office)
Debby Oboh Programme Assistant
Emmanuella Ogbeide ICT
Membership Organisation
- Women Thrive Alliance
- Women Major Group
- West Africa Peace Building Network (WANEP)
- FEMNET
- Coalition on Affirmative Action( NCAA)
- Human Rights Agenda Network ( HRAN)
- CEDAW Coalition
Partnerships and Collaboration
• Group of( G6) Beijing+20.
• Ministry of Women Affairs
Women Development Center
• Lagos State Ministry of The Environment
• Nigerian Police Force
• Women Arise for Change Initiative
• Legal Defence and Assisted Projects( LEDAP)
• Partnership for Justice
• Vision Spring Initiatives
• Equality Now
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