Policies play a major role in improving livelihood for women and girls. The diverse effects that have seen changes in the way women are seen especially in environments where there recognition still remains a matter of debate, we have to work hard and participate in all forms of effort that improves perception on women and girls across the world. These are the crucial policies we are currently looking at.
Policy Center
We pay attention to policies that improve the quality of life for women and girls worldide including our own policies that are reviewed from time to time to support implementation of Violence free services to women and girls. Here are some of the most important updates on crucial policies.
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Where we stand: Safeguarding Women & Girls
efiug is committed to continue protecting and safeguarding women and children both on and offline, in our work and communities. We therefore from time to time review and change policy to serve our beneficiaries better. Some updated policies include:-
Culture and Community
The Eliezah Foundation continues to follow and update the Cultural Action Plan to End Violence Against women and girls. The July 2019 Action Plan was designed by Cultural leaders from three Monarchs, community women and local government leaders to ensure that action is taken on cultural norms hindering the protection of women and girls. It also Aimed at putting in…
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Preventing Violence & Protecting Women
Eliminating violence against women and girls is pivotal to achieving gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Elimination can only be done through prevention. Successful prevention requires: political commitment and leadership, implementing laws and policies that promote gender equality, investing in women’s organizations, allocating resources to prevention, and addressing the multiple forms of discrimination women face daily. Read…
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The Women & Children safeguarding Policy (Update)
Executive Summary Working with women and children comes with extensive challenges and ideology to handle those challenges wit utmost attention. This policy aims to set out our ambitions to handle, Protect and respond to issues of children in communities supported by the Eliezah Foundation. It will also ensure that our employees and volunteers, partners, vendors, operations and programmes do no…
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Where we stand: Equity for Women & Girls
efiug is committed to continue protecting and safeguarding women and children both on and offline, in our work and communities. We therefore from time to time review and change policy to serve our beneficiaries better. Some updated policies include:-
A descent Standard Of living
This policy is to help us understand and implement activities that promote a descent standard of living for women and girls. It focuses on promoting women's ability to find, stay and progress at work. It also promotes the different directions we could take to promote training for women entrepreneurs to support one another to thrive.
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Women & Leadership
Women’s participation in leadership and decision making continues to be limited, yet it remains a top priority and a critical element for achieving gender equality. Only when women have full access to decision making positions will laws, policies, and budgets reflect the needs of all citizens and support women’s rights. Read More Here
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Where we stand: Promote Learning for Women & Girls
efiug is committed to continue protecting and safeguarding women and children both on and offline, in our work and communities. We therefore from time to time review and change policy to serve our beneficiaries better. Some updated policies include:-
Advancing Women in STEM
The world is advancing every day in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and young people are a driving force in this sector. However, not all young people are represented equally in STEM careers – the field is dominated by young men. efiug want women to reap from the benefits of technology and has put in place…
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Building Capacity of young people
The primary aim of the peer education trainings is the sensitization of young people to the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) and their encouragement in building models of relationship that are based on mutual respect between the sexes. Peer education provides an opportunity for young people to talk to each other and share experiences that adults may learn from …
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Updates on Public Policy
efiug is keen on Public policy that influences women's wellbeing, growth and development. We work with various actors to influence advocate and participate in policy development to ensure women are safe, financially stable and participate in civic space.
Crucial Amendments to the 2022 Succession Act
Crucial Amendments made in this regard: Gender-neutral language: The previous Act used discriminatory words like “a married woman or woman.” The Succession (Amendment) Act changes these words to the spouse and “man” to “person. It inserts immediately after the word “his” the word “or her”, “father” the word “or mother”, “son” the words “or daughter.” This makes every provision gender…
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The Employment Amendment Bill 2022
The Bill is crucial to women and girls as they seek to compete in the world of work, addressing limits and long-standing loopholes in the substantive Act that affect less formal employees (like domestic workers, casual employees, migrant workers, and breastfeeding mothers) that have been avenues of exploitation and abuse. For this reason, the proposed amendments are a positive step.…
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Improving Sanitation at Women Households to reduce anxiety.
We are meeting to discuss how best we can collect and dispose off garbage in efiug communities where Intimate Partner violence prevails as a result of poor management of garbage and homes. Women are aware of the problem, but do not have solutions for garbage collection especially the women living in slums. This has increased anxiety in women causing panic…
Women should be given all the opportunity at work because they out-perform men
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There are lots of ways to get involved with efiug’s work to advance gender equity and end violence against women and girls. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of women and girls.