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NGO Focuses On Women Empowerment

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History is replete with
stories of men, women or organisations who sticked out their neck for the good of others. Certainly, behind every people or folk who came out from the woods, are names who have made things happen for their sake.
This great sacrifice for the good of others is not without a price. Sometimes lives are involved, other times it is merely resources that are spent which may be in the form of time, human, material, or financial.
The Niger Delta Women Initiative for Transparency and Social Justice (WITSOJ), is one of such bodies that would ever remain unfulfilled should the women and youths of the Niger Delta continue to suffer corruption, environmental degradation and human right abuses, a situation that has presented enormous challenges to citizen’s participation in civil society.
Born out of necessity to combat injustice in the Niger Delta, Women Initiative for Transparency and Social Justice (WITSOJ) is training and mobilising women and young people to effectively engage in the democratic political process as well as holding local law makers accountable and achieving concrete goals in their communities.
A unique grassroots coalition based in the Niger Delta, WITSOJ works with unions and local non-governmental organisations, to provide a platform for women in urban and rural communities across the Niger Delta States to demand transparency, accountability and social justice through legitimate elections and participatory budgetary processes.
According to its national cordinator, Dr Jennifer Spiff, as a coalition of more than 20 local organisations, WITSOJ regularly taps into expertise of its members and has the support of clergies; such as the Catholic Daughters of Charity, who give the coalition the religious approval as co-agents of change in the society.
WITSOJ launched its grassroots education and outreach effort with one-day workshops for women and youth on participatory governance within local government areas. To date, more than 5,000 women have taken part in these hands-on workshops which include Andoni and Opobo.
In Rivers State, WITSOJ educates and trains impoverished local women about their democratic rights, enabling them to pursue active citizen engagement with their public officials by monitoring budget performance, participating in the electoral process and holding law makers accountable  for providing basic services.
Dr. Jennifer Spiff explains that WITSOJ focuses on training women in large part because “Women are the most vulnerable and are on the receiving end of social injustice.
For Gold Minimah, a WITSOJ member, empowering women is an advantage in achieving concrete goals. “In Nigerian society, men are perceived to be militant. Even the men listen to us,” she said.
A farmer from Ihuike community in Ahoada East Local Government Area, Victory Goodluck agrees that it is a good strategy to focus on women. victory, who believes that women are instruments of change said “WITSOJ has enlightened us to know our rights and the power of women in bringing out desired vision into full manifestateion.” These good works made American Solidarity to publish a a magazine on WITSOJ.

 

Sylvia ThankGod-Amadi

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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