Women and Girl Child Rescue and Development Initiative (WGRDI)

About us

Women and Girl Child Rescue and Development Initiative (WGRDI) is a Nigeria-based NGO, established in the year 2013 and registered in December 2015. The organization was formed in response to violent crises in Plateau State.

Our vision is to have a society free of all forms of abuse and marginalization of women and girls which will ensure their participation in nation building.

Our mission is raising citizens (women and girls) from our local communities who will rise up to the challenges facing the in all levels in the society.

Objectives:
• To provide care education shelter and feeding for widows orphans, vulnerable and out of school children.
• To develop the leadership capacities of women to be able to participate in all development processes.
• To develop talents and build skills among women, children and young people in typical rural communities.
• To enhance economic self reliance of women through skills training, micro credit and micro finance scheme.
• To promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights and women and young people through comprehensive sexuality/family life education and service delivery.
• To provide access to food,education, psycho-social medical/legal services and follow ups to women and girls who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
• To work through advocacy and community dialogue to promote peaceful co-existence and reconciliation among communities.
• To work through advocacy,awareness campaign and rallies for prevention of gender based violence.
• To reduce maternal and child mortality through safe motherhood and family planing education and services.

Our work
• We work in the area of grassroots development, human rights and peace building.
• Our organization works to empower women and girls to effectively use their inner strength and potentials to become useful, productive and to make positive impact in their communities, contributing towards peace building and national development in Nigeria.
• The organisation has deep interest in empowering community groups with the capacity to achieve peace and development at different levels. This is done through proper assessment of the social empowerment needs of communities.
• We approach development and peace building through conflict sensitive methods at various levels of interventions.
• WGRDI is proactive and strategic through its result oriented initiative to create impact in communities in the area of peace education, gender based violence, conflict resolution and management, skill acquisition, economic empowerment and reproductive health.

Programs and activities:
• Vocational training and economic empowerment
• Sexual and reproductive health
• Civic education
• Conflict resolution and management
• Youth programs
• Humanitarian aid and relief assistance
• Education program

Bridget Dakyes ist the Executive Director of Women and Girl Child Rescue and Development Initiative (WGRDI).

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.