Nigerian Association of University Women
Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW) is an NGO that is affiliated toInternational Federation of University Women (IFUW). +IFUW which is one of the oldest International NGOs in the world was founded in 1919 and has more than180,000 women university graduates in seventy-two national federations andassociations throughout the world.
In 1984, Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW), UNN Branch built aNursery/Day Care centre to cater for pre-school age children. The centre servesboth normal and handicapped children. Every year, about 120 children graduatefrom NAUW Nursery/Day Care Centre. Members organize workshops for teachers andlecturers, for women and undergraduates in the community on topical issues suchas women and governance, women and education, HIV/AIDS, and teenage pregnancy. IFUW Day On June 1st NAUW Nsukka Branch celebrates IFUW Day to recognize theunique contributions that IFUW and its national federations and associations (NFAs) make towards improving the lives of women and girls.NAUW as an affiliate of IFUW has the same mission of improving the status ofwomen and girls, promoting lifelong education, intellectual grounds of itsmembers, stimulating public opinions on women's issues, encouraging graduatewomen to use their expertise to better their societies. IFUW supports NAUW asregards protection of the rights of girls, welfare of women through advocacy.NAUW encourages networking and cooperation amongst women graduates locally,nationally, internationally irrespective of race, nationality, religion, or political opinions.
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