Samira Buhari Takes Women Empowerment Efforts To UNGA 80

Founder of the Daurama Foundation, Dr Samira Buhari, has spotlighted Nigeria’s women’s economical empowerment initiatives astatine the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80).

Represented by Buhari Salisu Buhari and Dr Souwelimatou Amadou Amani, she participated successful a broadside lawsuit hosted by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs successful New York.

The league with the taxable “Scaling Women’s Economic Empowerment: Financing Inclusive Growth for Peace, Development and Human Rights – Lessons from the Nigeria for Women Programme,” coincided with the 30th day of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

The curate of Women’s Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim called for inclusive financing models that scope women crossed each sectors.

“Economic empowerment for women is not an enactment of charity. It is simply a dependable concern successful Nigeria’s future,” she said. “When we region barriers for women, we accelerate our nation’s improvement and honour the commitments made successful Beijing 30 years ago.”

Similarly, Samira Buhari Mentorship Programme (SBMP) was presented arsenic a exemplary for equipping young women with integer skills, enactment training, entrepreneurship and connection tools. The programme precocious graduated its 2025 cohort, with participants drawn from communities nationwide.

“I americium arrogant of our 2025 mentees, whose dedication proves that targeted concern successful women yields lasting transformation. Their occurrence strengthens families, communities and our full nation,” Buhari noted.

The forum besides reviewed lessons from the Nigeria for Women Programme (NFWP), a government-led inaugural to grow inclusive financing for women.

The participants stressed the request for stronger collaboration betwixt governments, donors, investors, civilian society, and the backstage assemblage to grow women’s entree to skills, resources, and opportunities, beforehand growth, and trim inequality.