INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.....

 ...NIGER DELTA WOMEN IN DIALOGUE COLLABORATES WITH MSDF TO CELEBRATE THE DAY.

Warri -

The Niger Delta Women  In Dialogue on Thursday in collaboration with Morgan Smart Development Foundation joined the  rest of the  world  to celebrate  the 2020 International  Women's Day in Warri. 

The event which was attended by the Nigeria  Association  of Women  Journalists NAWOJ and other developmental Non Governmental Organization NGOs as well as participants of women  from  different  fields of life featured speakers who centered their messages on the  significance of women and advocacy for gender equality in Nigeria.

The International Women's Day is a day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly on March 8 every year.

In celebrating this day women from different fields of life converged on Warri to preached the gospel of gender equality for all in the society.

The convener of the event Dr Evelyn Omawumi - Urhobo in her  speech said that the 2020 celebration is a landmark one because it marks the silver jubilee anniversary of the Beijing declaration on the affirmative action for women.

Dr Omawumi Urhobo who is also the President of Morgan Smart Development Foundation  added that the Niger Delta Women in Dialogue plans are to use the celebration to bring the Niger Delta Women together to sensitize and expose Niger Delta women to various aspects of social economic and political activities that will enable them to be well informed to make choices that will improve their well-being.

For her the chairman of the event Dame Florence Ehinlaiye emphasized that women needs to build confidence in whatever they are doing in life.

A crusader for gender equality in the Niger Delta, Dr Joyce Ogwezi stressed that women needs to be in the place of decision making in any endeavor, so as to make a difference.

The commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Mrs Flora Alantan represented by a Director in the ministry Mrs Faith Okpohuwrho said that the ministry has done much in advocating for women's rights.

Some who spoke in their goodwill messages including the wife of the Pere of Egbema kingdom, the representative of Warri South Council Area Mrs Ann Iniovosa, the representative of the Center For Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ Mrs Tina Agidi, Mrs Fejiro Ugute among others all stressed that women folks have what it takes like their male counterparts in making their marks in the society.

Papers were presented on linking women's rights to gender equality and the implications for development in the Niger Delta by Dr Joyce Ogwezi, Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment of Women, the role of NGOs and CBI in engendering Sustainable Development in the Niger Delta by Barrister Bridget Ayanfulu, the Role of Women in Politics in Promoting Women's Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development by Mrs Tos Kunene among others.

The women later carried placards with different inscriptions and embarked on a brief procession to canvass for gender equality.