Podcast: Innovation in Conflict Prevention - an interview with Fatima Yerima Askira

Priyal Singh interviews a development leader focused on empowering women in Nigeria.

Published on 13 August 2018 in Media / Videos

Fatima Yerima Askira is the Founder/Executive Director of Borno Women Development Initiative, a registered NGO that aims to empower women to play a constructive role in creating a peaceful and ignorant-free environment. She is actively engaged in providing educational opportunities and counseling services to the displaced women and children in Borno and Yobe states, north-eastern Nigeria. She has participated in many CVE programs, notably: Bring Back Our Girls Movement.

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This podcast is part of the Innovation in Conflict Prevention project, funded by Global Affairs Canada. The ISS is grateful for support from the following members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union and the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
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