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.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has predicted that Nigeria will have 29 million child brides by 2050, just as it is on record that the country is currently having […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed two bills into law.This follows a report emanating from a public hearing and presented on the floor of the house, yesterday.The bills […]
To improve learning, promote civil society and strengthen rural women in various communities and address their social needs, FAME Foundation, under its AFD-funded PLAY it DREAM it project, held a […]
A Magistrate Court, sitting in Ondo town, Ondo State, has ordered the remand in prison custody, of a 28-year-old man, Tolulope Akinyemi, for allegedly raping his teenage step-sister. The defendant […]
Girls in ICT Day is celebrated across the globe on April 28 every year. The day was adopted by the United Nations, to recognize the critical role girls have to […]
The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday, vowed that a professor of Yoruba incantations and Stylistics, Joseph Opefeyitimi, won’t evade disciplinary action for alleged sexual assault […]
The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, has said a teacher and one of the students of Government Girls (Junior) Secondary School, Rumuokuta, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government […]
Held on IDSDP, the virtual Women and Sports Dialogue by FAME Foundation was a huge success, with speakers from diverse backgrounds sharing their insights on sports, equality and development. FAME […]
Poor menstrual hygiene can pose physical health risks, and has been linked to reproductive and urinary tract infections. Coupled with the socioeconomic barriers and access to sanitary pads, women and […]
The Edo State Gender-Based Violence Management Committee (Edo GBVMC), has expressed satisfaction on a recent court judgment against a gender-based violence offender, Michael Ogoke. The 57-year-old was sentenced to 14 […]