High Commission of Canada to Nigeria

Published purpose

The purpose of the Gender Equality Support Pilot Project (GESPP) was to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Nigeria and other key stakeholders to design and implement policies, programming, and instruments that promote gender equality in the health and governance sectors. Areas for strategic interventions have been: policy development and implementation; institutional strengthening and networking; and data collection, action-oriented research, and information dissemination. This project was the key instrument in assisting CIDA in identifying sustainable partnerships with government and civil society organizations to advance gender equality in Nigeria. The GESPP was managed as a decentralised fund, responsive to the needs of Nigerian organizations and institutions. It provided assistance to eight sub-projects.