Sopu Fanm pou Fanm and  Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre are pleased to announce a partnership between women activists in the Niger Delta of Nigeria and Haiti.  The initiative for a collaboration began following an invitation from Sokari Ekine to Emem Okon to visit Haiti.  During her visit Emem was hosted by Rea Dol in her home and had the opportunity to visit the different projects run by SOPUDEP. Emem also visited members of Fanm Korevi Fanm, women activists in Camp Acra in Delmas 33.

The goal of the partnership is to build solidarity and support for women from both countries. The collaboration will serve as a learning experience for the Haitian and the Niger Delta women from communities impacted by extreme poverty and lack of access to resources and education .

The specific objectives of the project are:

To foster interaction, information sharing and knowledge building between disadvantaged women in Haiti and the Niger Delta.

To promote networking and alliance building between women activists in Nigeria and Haiti .

To promote movement building and feminist solidarity between the grassroots women in the Niger Delta and Haiti.

The activities we plan in the future are as follows:

Exchange Visits to Niger Delta communities.
Women’s Roundtable on Movement building and solidarity across the Niger Delta and Haiti.
Production of T-shirts, fez caps.
Media engagement.
Expected Outcome
Build a synergy of women activism in Haiti and Niger Delta.
Emerging solidarity and women’s movement across Niger Delta and Haiti.
Create an increased awareness of issues facing each other’s communities and consider short and long term solutions towards a more sustainable life.