Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI) is a Nigerian non-governmental organisation registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and relevant government institutions. Since 2008, EWEI has worked to advance the rights, wellbeing and opportunities of girls and women through multi-sectoral interventions that combine capacity building, advocacy, information dissemination and community service.
From grassroots communities to policy spaces, EWEI’s work is grounded in the belief that informed, empowered girls and women are critical to inclusive development, peace and social justice.
EWEI is a women-led organisation committed to promoting enlightenment, development, rights and participation for girls and women across Nigeria. Over the years, our interventions have supported survivors of violence, strengthened community leadership, improved access to education and livelihoods, and amplified women’s voices in civic and governance spaces.
Between 2008 and 2025, over 8.2 million girls, young people, men and women have directly benefited from EWEI’s programmes.
Vision
To achieve empowerment through enlightenment.
Mission
To provide multi-sectoral interventions for the development and empowerment of girls and women.
Our Values
- Excellence in service beyond business as usual
- Generosity in sharing knowledge, learning and resources
- Investing in and grooming leaders of change and impact
What We Do
EWEI designs and implements evidence-based programmes that respond to the realities faced by girls and women, particularly in underserved and conflict-affected communities. Our work spans education, protection, economic empowerment, civic participation and peacebuilding.
Through our programmes, EWEI:
- Provides girls and women with training and information on gender-based violence, income generation and social entrepreneurship;
- Supports girls’ education through subsidies that improve enrolment, retention and completion in public secondary schools;
- Builds women’s capacity to engage community leaders and participate meaningfully in civic and governance processes;
- Works with government institutions and partners to promote grassroots peacebuilding and conflict transformation.
Our Key Programmes
Learning Without Limits (LWL): Expanding access to digital and supplementary education for adolescent girls.
- Civic Education and Participation for Women Project (CEPWOP): Strengthening women’s civic engagement and leadership.
- Our Safe Spaces (OSS): Providing survivor-centred support and safe reporting pathways for survivors of gender-based violence.
- We For Them (WFT): Engaging men and boys as allies for gender equality and violence prevention.
- Economic Empowerment Partnerships (EEP): Supporting women’s livelihoods through skills development and partnerships.
- Educational Subsidy Programme (ESP): Reducing financial barriers to girls’ education.
- Kabilun Africa Think Tank (KATT): Driving policy dialogue on inequality, peace and development in Africa.
- The Women’s Parliament: Creating platforms for girls and women to engage policymakers using evidence-based advocacy.