The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Rivers State presents NEPAD Rivers State Gender Equality/Women Empowerment Initiative.

This initiative is aimed at:

• Empowering women to fight poverty by imparting them with knowledge and skills using the best technology available so that they will be able to positively impact their community;

• Guaranteeing women and girl property and inheritance rights;

• Eliminating gender inequality in employment by decreasing women’s reliance on informal employment and reducing occupational segregation; and

• Combating violence against girls and women.