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Plot 253, off Defense Quarters, Garki Area 1, Durumi 1, Abuja.
Landmark: The Apostolic Church, Area 1. Federal Capital Territory.
Tel: +2349070051404
Email: info@famefoundationwg.org
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- Plot 253, off Defense Quarters, Garki Area 1, Durumi 1, Abuja.
A Not-Profitable Organisation set up to formulate programmes through several initiatives to mentor, empower and advocate for women and girls.
About Us
FAME foundation was established to solicit, encourage and advance the social, emotional and economic wellbeing of women and girls as well as formulate programmes within the framework of national development plan with a view to enhancing the participation of women and advocate for gender parity in the society. FAME foundation firmly believe that the entire nation, businesses, communities and groups can benefit from the implementation of programs and policies that adopt the notion of women empowerment.
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September 7, 2021
Duchess of Cornwall becomes patron of Nigeria’s first sexual assault referral center
The Duchess of Cornwall has signalled her determination to extend her work on supporting female victims of violence by becoming patron of Nigeria‘s first sexual assault referral centre. Camilla, 74, is set to […]
August 5, 2021
Badagry women protest woman’s death in alleged domestic violence
Badagry Women Development Forum, an NGO, on Tuesday protested the death of a 41-year-old woman following report of alleged domestic violence involving her husband in Magbon, Badagry, Lagos State. The women, who marched through […]
July 28, 2021
Bill to Ban Female Driving In Kano Underway
Barring any unforeseen development, Kano State Government in conjunctions with state’s Council of Ulama are planning to enact a law prohibiting women irrespective of any faith from driving vehicles In […]
July 22, 2021
Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution At The ICC & Beyond: A Monumental Step
Historically speaking, gender has not been viewed as a relevant category of persecution in international criminal law, whereas victimisation on the basis of race, religion, politics, nationality and ethnicity has […]
July 19, 2021
Keren-Happuch: Mother narrates how 14yr old daughter was raped to death
From Fred Itua, Abuja Weeks after Keren-Happuch, a 14-year-old was reportedly raped at a private school in Abuja, her mother, Vivien Akpagher has asked the relevant Government agencies to come […]
July 9, 2021
Press Statement: Justice for Chi, a 4-Year-Old that was Serially Molested and Sodomized by Her Father
Chi (full name withheld), a four-year-old girl was sexually harassed and molested her by father, Mr. Chukwudi Okpara, popularly known as “rabbi”. Her mother, Ms. Gloria on a visit to […]
June 24, 2021
BACK STORY OF THE DAY : Ending Violence Against Women And Girls Is A Collective Task
In Nigeria, the percentage of women who have experienced physical violence since age 15 has increased from 28 per cent in both 2008 and 2013 to 31 per cent in […]
June 24, 2021
Breaking News: Man sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping two children, aged 5 and 7 in Cross River
The Family Court sitting in Calabar, Court in Cross River State has sentenced one Godswill Idongesit Brownson to 12 years imprisonment for raping two children aged 5 and 7. Idongesit […]
May 18, 2021
Why hasn’t the State Of Emergency on GBV in Nigeria been Enforced One Year After?
n June 2020, there were series of women-led protests across Nigeria following the rape and murder of a 22-year-old student of the University of Benin, Uwavera Omozuwa, who went to […]
May 11, 2021
Nigeria: Bauchi Inaugurates Advisory Committee for Implementation of VAPP Law
Bauchi State has set a precedent in becoming the first State in the North East to pass the VAPP Act and to develop a model costed action plan with a […]