Women Arise Governing Board has approved strategic plan for 2010 to 2015 to focus
on the following priority activities to advance women's democratic and fundamental
rights in Nigeria.
* Encouraging Women to seek elective offices: As against the present
situation,where majority of women in public offices are appointees,we will identify
women with leadership potentials in the six geopolitical zones,nurture their skills
and encourage them to seek elective offices especially at the local levels.We will
educate the women folk to believe in themselves and give support to women standing
elections,including raising funds to prosecute their campaigns.
* Women Economic
Empowerment: Supporting women especially local women,to acquire skill and access
to micro credits to make them less dependent and in the process acquiring the guts
to speak out and demand their rights
* Information Technology Education:In the new
global village,most women out of the cities do not have access to information technology
(IT). We shall organize women in major towns to undergo IT education at designated
centres to be managed by WA in partnership with the women group.
* Improving Skills
for Women in Trade Unions: Women Arise will promote assertive skills for women in
the trade unions through seminars,workshops and other enlightenment programmes; to
be able to effectively function in the male dominated environment.