It is a vibrant national women’s organization addressing the needs of all segments of the female population of Nigeria and attracting national and international support for women’s empowerment and involvement in development including economic, social and political dimensions. United Women Forum Organization NGO based in south-south region with head office in Port Harcourt, United Women Forum Organ
ization was founded in 2007 as a welfare society by local rivers women who were committed to improving the living standards and the level of business women in the south-south. The society was registered under the NGO co-ordination ACT of 1990 in September 1995 as United Women Forum Organization in Nigeria. The organization particularly targeted women, the most vulnerable members of the society; it addresses issues of Education, Agricultural management, campaigns and advocacy, women empowerment through business, emergencies interventions and women entrepreneurship programmes. United Women Forum Organization aims to build confidence, raise self-esteem and empower the community we work with to participate fully in their own affair and decision making to facilitate community based projects. This is aimed to exploit the natural and human resources available in the region whist sustaining and improving the environment for the benefit of women. The organization aims to bring together the local community with their expertise and experience and the development agencies with their resource to confront ignorance, environmental degradation and the resultant poverty and backwardness.
