North East Regional Initiative: A Lasting Legacy

WOMEN FOR PEACE PLATFORM

I n partnership with the Borno State and Yobe State Ministries of Women’s Affairs, NERI mobilized 900 women and established Women for Peace Platforms across seven locations in the Northeast. Led by trained community members and supported by NERI’s gender expert, the Women for Peace Platforms are safe spaces for progressive women to discuss topics of interest and advocate in their communities. PHOTOS BY JIM HUYLEBROEK

Women use the platform to share common experiences and solutions that affect their families and communities. Members meet biweekly in small groups to discuss ways to achieve advancement for women. Meeting in the courtyard of a public school, this cluster of women discusses their responses to a scenario in which violent extremists are trying to influence their children.

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