The Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) has launched a three-day state-level training in Lagos to strengthen the safety and resilience of civil society actors. Held from May 5–7, 2026 at Elomaz Hotel, Maryland, the programme equips community leaders, activists, journalists, and grassroots organisations with skills in physical safety, digital protection, safeguarding, legal compliance, and psychosocial wellbeing.
The training, part of the project _Strengthening Collective Protection and Resilience of Civil Society Actors in Lagos and Edo States, Nigeria_, brings together participants from CBOs, women’s rights groups, CSOs, and the media. Sessions cover risk assessment, threat mapping, secure communication, conflict management, legal compliance, and stress management, with participants developing action plans to sustain protection after the workshop.
Speaking at the opening, WRAHP Executive Director Bose Ironsi said protecting civil society actors is essential to democracy and human rights work. The Lagos training will be replicated in Edo State to build stronger protection networks across both states. WRAHP is a Nigerian non-profit advancing the rights and wellbeing of women and vulnerable communities through advocacy, capacity building, and protection services.
