| Major group affiliation: |
- Non-governmental organization
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| Involvement in UN Partnerships: |
Yes |
| If yes, explain in detail: |
GIWYN is a member of Women Global Network For Reproductive Rights a Southern NGO Based in Philippine that are in Consultative Status with United Nation's ECOSOC. GIWYN joins them in carrying out all activities including submitting statement that help raise our vioce at the United Nation |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
Women Global Network For Reproductive Rights.(WGNRR) Association of Women In Development(AWID), International Women's Health Coalition,Women Thrive World Wide Nigerian National Non Governmental Organizations.Women Help Women, Association For Women in DEvelopment |
| Publications: |
PROVE YOUR STRENGTH 2010.Bi anual |
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development:
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N/A |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
GIWYN is affiliated to Women Global Network for Reproductive Rights, Association of Women in Development Nigerian National NGOS, Athena |
| Publications: |
News letter Title Prove Your Stenght 2010, Prove your Strenght 2012. Bianual |
| Purpose of the organization: |
The purpose the organization is to building and Strengthening Women and youths in sustainable development to live a peaceful and healthier environment and to enjoy their reproductive rights. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
GIWYN uses a programmatic approach with all her activities and actions; we connect members and, build knowledge, organize campaigns and share resources. GIWYN works to realize the full sexual and reproductive health and rights of all people in local communities, with a particular focus on the most marginalized grassroots women including women with disabilities to contribute towards the realization of our overall goal of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for rural women and youths. In order to achieve our goal, we promote the implementation of SRHR within the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Program of Action (PoA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In particular, we work with MDG 5b (Universal Access to Reproductive Health) and then strengthen it by linking it with the other MDG Such education, a programmatic structure allows GIWYN to be strategically focused and approach the overreaching goal in a holistic manner. We connect our rural women's issues to the global world to find solutions and strengthen our network, We Participate in Women Global Network for Reproductive Rights ‘s call for action against poverty, early marriage and child bearing, HIV/Aids, abortion, and reproductive and social injustice. We have engaged on research work to find out that the unmet needs of women and youths are not questions of overpopulation but of social reforms and increasing social amenities. We went to the media in 2009 to sensitize the public and the government on these issues .We organized seminars to educate women and youths on the need for contraceptive use In 2011 Giwyn organized a conference to mark African Women’s Health .In the conference the women identified violence as one of challenges: Such violence as sexual assault, human trafficking, Female genital mutilation, Early Marriage, Stigmatization and discrimination of young girls with unwanted pregnancy. These are linked with sexual and reproductive health . |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
SYBIL NKEIRUKA NMEZI NIGERIAN GLORIA HILLIARD AMERICAN HELEN CHUKWU NIGERIAN IVY NWAOKETE NIGERIA ADAMMA NWOSU NIGERIAN CHINYERE IKO NIGERIAN IJEOMA EGWUATU NIGERIAN CHIWUMMA AMAGHIRO NIGERIAN ESTHER CHUKWU TRUSTEE NIGERIAN LOIS EKEOCHA TRUSTEE NIGERIAN |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
GIWYN has a total of 150 members which includes individuals ,organizations, and youths. Youths accounts about 41% of the membership |
| Affiliation with other organizations: |
Giwyn is affiliated with Women Global Network for Reproductive Rights, |
| Publications: |
Giwyn Newsletter ,volume 1 issue 1 title- PROVE YOUR STRENGTH year -2010 Frequency-yearly |
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women:
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Statement Submitted to CSW 60, 61,62nd 63rd sessions https://undocs.org/E/CN.6/2019/NGO/27 http://undocs.org/E/CN.6/2018/NGO/88 http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/CN.6/2015/NGO/34 http://undocs.org/E/CN.6/2016/NGO/92 |
Statements or documents submitted
to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:
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Contributed to the Women Global Network for Reproductive Rights Submission on Stop Institutional Violence Against Women. Joined Association of Women in Development in Contributing in THe Global March to end Violence Against Women on 8th March 2013 on the occasion of International Women's Day |
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