{"id":2604,"date":"2026-09-03T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:38:09","slug":"international-womens-day-benue-faith-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/international-womens-day-benue-faith-civil-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Civil Society Open International Women\u2019s Day With a Call for Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2604\" class=\"elementor elementor-2604\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000101 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36000100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>International Women\u2019s Day in Benue<\/strong> opened with an interdenominational church service at the Government House Chapel, bringing together civil-society organisations, faith leaders and public officials on 8 March 2026.<\/p><p>OWACDO Executive Director Dr Joy Aricha Ijuwo attended with members of staff, demonstrating the organisation\u2019s support for a collective approach to women\u2019s rights, dignity and wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000104 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000104\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000102 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36000102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36000103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A shared reflection on women\u2019s empowerment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36000105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The service created space to reflect on the importance of gender equality and the contribution women make to families, institutions and communities. Participants also prayed for women, families and the nation.<\/p><p>Faith gatherings can influence how communities understand justice and dignity. When religious and civic leaders speak clearly about women\u2019s equality, they help challenge the idea that discrimination or exclusion should be treated as normal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000108 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36000107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IWD-faith-and-civil-society-gathering.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2589\" alt=\"Civil society and faith leaders mark International Women&apos;s Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IWD-faith-and-civil-society-gathering.jpg 882w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IWD-faith-and-civil-society-gathering-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IWD-faith-and-civil-society-gathering-768x653.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The opening service brought faith, civil society and government voices into one conversation about equality.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600010a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36000109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women leaders make progress visible<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600010c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600010b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dignitaries included the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon Theresa Odachi Ikwue, and Benue State\u2019s first female Secretary to the State Government, alongside other stakeholders. Their presence made women\u2019s public leadership visible to participants.<\/p><p>Representation matters because girls and younger women need to see leadership as a realistic path. At the same time, symbolic progress must be matched by continued investment in education, health, safety, livelihoods and meaningful participation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600010e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3600010d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carrying the message beyond one day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36000110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36000110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3600010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International Women\u2019s Day is a useful point of reflection, but equality depends on everyday choices and sustained programmes. OWACDO continues to work with communities and partners to improve the conditions in which women and girls can exercise their rights.<\/p><p>The opening service set a collaborative tone for the commemoration and reaffirmed that advancing women\u2019s wellbeing is a responsibility shared across government, faith institutions, civil society and families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWACDO joined civil-society organisations, faith leaders and public officials at a Benue service opening International Women\u2019s Day 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[77,87,76,79],"class_list":["post-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gender-mainstreaming","category-knowledge-info-mgmt","tag-benue-state","tag-climate-action","tag-owacdo-2","tag-womens-empowerment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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