Women Lead Campaign Against Open Defecation in Abuja

Women Lead Campaign Against Open Defecation in Abuja

Michael Olugbode in Abuja

Women leaders from 16 communities in Kundu Ward of Kwali Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have launched a community-driven campaign aimed at ending open defecation and improving hygiene practices across the ward.

The initiative, being implemented by the Resource Conservation and Development Initiative International (RCDI), seeks to harness the influence of women at the grassroots level to promote sanitation awareness, encourage toilet use and strengthen healthy behavioural practices within households and communities.

The intervention is being carried out under RCDI’s ThriveFlow programme on women’s health, dignity and community resilience, with support from ActionAid Nigeria through the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership–Nigeria Project funded by Global Affairs Canada. The programme is being implemented in partnership with the FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA).