20/03/2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV), discrimination, and harmful cultural practices remain significant barriers to the realization of women’s and girls’ rights in Nigeria. These challenges are deeply rooted in social norms, cultural traditions, and faith-based interpretations that have evolved across generations. While progress has been made through legal reforms, advocacy, and increased awareness, harmful practices and attitudes persist, often reinforced by intergenerational gaps in understanding and communication.
Within faith and community spaces, elders hold moral authority and institutional memory, while younger generations bring new perspectives, energy, and digital advocacy tools. However, limited structured engagement between generations has weakened collective action against GBV and discrimination.
In response, Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) is conducting an Intergenerational Dialogue, an activity designed as part of the Conrad Hilton Foundation–supported project to intentionally bridge generational divides, promote mutual learning, and co-create contextually relevant solutions that address GBV, discrimination, and cultural barriers to women’s rights.
Goal of the Dialogue
The overall goal of the Intergenerational Dialogue is to facilitate inclusive, safe, and action-oriented engagement among women and men of different generations to:
👉Examine how GBV, discrimination, and cultural barriers to women’s rights have evolved across generations;
👉Identify cultural, religious, and social norms that perpetuate or mitigate GBV and discrimination;
👉Promote shared learning between older, middle-aged, and younger generations;
👉Co-create practical, faith- and community-responsive strategies to prevent GBV and advance women’s rights.
Hence, on Thursday, 26th and Friday, 27th February, a team from CWSI were with us to facilitate the intergenerational dialogue. It was indeed a huge success. The following are some reports of the dialogue.
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