IWD 2023: Founder, Voice of Women Foundation; Chizoba Anyika Lauds Efforts of Women in Digital Space

The Voice of Women for Peace and Unity on Wednesday 8th 2023, joined the world to celebrate the United Nations International Women’s Day.

This year’s theme is tagged; Digital: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equally, with the hashtag #Embrace Equity#

The Founder of Voice of Women Foundation for Peace and Unity, Mrs Chizoba Anyika lauded women and girls across the globe who are advancing the world, adding their own voice to digital innovations.

Mrs Anyika, stated this in a celebratory video in commemoration of the 2023 IWD as her foundation joined the rest of the world to celebrate on Wednesday.

Anyika, who is also a Deputy Director at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), stated that the 2023 IWD theme tagged: “Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” #EmbraceEquity emphasizes the importance of technology in bringing gender issues to light and celebrates women who are contributing immensely to the digital space.

She described the theme as apt and called for equity in the digital world and across all facets of life, encouraging more women to take bold steps to improve their various fields of endeavour.

The Voice of Women Foundation for Peace and Unity is a registered NGO under the Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria. It is a group for African women who are underprivileged worldwide, addressing women suppressed under the yoke of religion, culture and tradition and as such are viewed as inferior to their male counterparts.

Voice of Women Foundation seeks to erase such notions and help women in Nigeria gain their identity and rightful place in their homes, families, communities, the society and the nation at large.

According to the group, there is a need to have a reset about womanhood that should start from the cradle with the girl child at home, to the schools where values are being instilled before they grow into adults.

The Voice of Women Foundation has identified Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary institutions to drive the identity campaign for the liberation of the girl child who grows up to become woman.