The National Coordinator of the New Dawn For Women And Community Intervention Initiative (NEWOMCII), Hajia Sa’adatu Adamu Bokane, has called for stronger partnerships with the government at all levels to empower women in the country.
According to her, NEWOMCII is driven by a passion for empowering women in the country, and everyone should support the initiative.
Hajia Bokane, while speaking to journalists in Abuja, said the women’s group came to life to give voice to countless women, families and communities yearning for change, dignity, and opportunities.
“As the National Coordinator of New Dawn for Women and Community Intervention Initiative (NEWOMCII), I stand here not just as a representative of an organisation but as a voice for countless women, families, and communities yearning for change, dignity, and opportunity.
“Our mission at New Dawn for Women and Community Intervention Initiative (NEWOMCII) is simple yet powerful: to empower women and engender community development through targeted interventions, education, and community-based initiatives that promote socio-economic growth and holistic well-being. We believe a family stands when a woman rises; when a community thrives, a nation prospers. Our motto is, ‘Strengthening women”, the national co-ordinator said
According to her, over the past months and years, the group has seen the silent struggles of women across rural and urban Nigerian mothers who toil endlessly but lack access to healthcare, widows who are left without support, young girls whose dreams are cut short, and families torn apart by poverty and neglect.
She said this was why the group was born to bring light into those dark corners, to remind every woman and every community that their stories can be rewritten, and that their futures can be brighter than their past.
Through our various interventions, from skills empowerment programmes, widows’ support, and community development projects, we will touch lives and rekindle hope in places where it was nearly lost.
“But we are just getting started. Today’s press conference will share our aims and objectives and call for stronger partnerships with government agencies, the private sector, the media, and every Nigerian of goodwill.
“Change cannot come from one organisation alone. It will take a collective heartbeat of compassion, unity, and purpose. As we look ahead, our focus is clear: To expand our women Empowerment and livelihood programmes to reach more rural communities; to intensify our campaign for gender equality; to promote community ownership; and to strengthen community-based and resilience programs that touch lives at the grassroots. We are not here to lament. We are here to act. We are not waiting for hope. We are building hope”.
