WRAHP EDUCATES 304 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS 6 LCDAs IN ALIMOSHO LGA ON LEGAL RIGHTS

Within the last three months (January – March 2023), Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) in partnership with ActionAid Nigeria Women’s Voices in Leadership project has provided free legal aid services to 304 community members across 6 Local Council Development Areas in Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos State.

The program provides an opportunity for community members to assess Pro Bono lawyers. This clinic typically offers services such as legal representation, advice and counselling on the legal framework of SGBV, Human Rights, Employment issues, Tenant and Landlord issues, etc., and assistance with safety planning and accessing other resources on Sexual and Gender-Based violence. 

304 community members of Alimosho LCDA, Igando-Ikotun LCDA, Egbe-Idimu LCDA, Mosan-Okunola LCDA, Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA and Ayobo Ipaja LCDA of Alimosho LGA have benefitted from this initiative.

This training funded by Global Affairs Canada through ActionAid Nigeria is part of our efforts to ensure that survivors are well-informed about their rights on legal issues. Participants at the Community Legal Clinic included representatives of community structures such as Artisans, Market women and men, young people, Christian and Muslim Clergy and other community members.
Some key feedbacks received include;

  • Adebayo Oladejo-Tunkubo, the Chairman, Kakaifesuapo Community Development Area, Ayobo, a participant, said that through the programme “The people are now better informed about the Domestic Violence Law of Lagos State, whether husband against wife, wife against husband, parents against children or guardians; what the law says about them and the penalties for offenders“.  
  • Oladejo-Tunkubo, Mirian Kuforuji, a woman community leader and PRO, Ayabo Ipaja LCDA, described the programme as an excellent one. She said, “The program today made a greater impact than what we have been having because we had legal practitioners talking about tenants’ and landlords’ rights which affect many Lagosians”.


The Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL – Nigeria) project is a five-year project funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project seeks to tackle the barriers to gender equality and support the empowerment of women and girls through the provision of financial and technical resources to local feminist/women’s rights Organisations in Nigeria.

Media Links

https://oguntoday.com/ngo-trains-provides-legal-aids-to-lagos-communities/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/sgbv-wrahp-provides-free-legal-services-for-lcdas/

https://tribuneonlineng.com/dont-keep-silent-on-domestic-sexual-violence-group-tells-lagos-residents/

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