Josephine Effah-Chukwuma (born 29 September 1966[1]) is a Nigerian development specialist and advocate against domestic violence who founded Sophia's Place, the first battered women's shelter in Nigeria [2] She is the founder and executive director of Project Alert[3][4] established in January, 1999 which provides medical assistance to injured female victims through public fund sourcing and also provide legal services to victims.[5][6]
Josephine Effah-Chukwuma | |
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| Born | Josephine Effah |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education |
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| Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, Human right advocate |
| Known for | Founder and Executive Director, Project Alert |
Background and education
editEffah-Chukwuma is an English and Literature graduate from the University of Calabar[7] with a master's degree in Development Studies with Specialization in women from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands.[8] She was born into a family of 7 and married to Barr. Innocent Chukwuma.[9]
Career
editShe worked for a newspaper called The Diplomat until 1992 when she went for her master's degree after which she joined The Constitutional Rights Project, an institution founded by Clement Nwankwo.[10]
She has saved a lot of women through her NGO Project Alert. In May 2001, she launched a shelter project known as Sophia's place (the first battered women's shelter in Nigeria) – a temporary shelter for victims of domestic violence. For eight years, the shelter operated in a rented building.[11]
In 2010, Project Alert was able to acquire its own building for its shelter project through funds raised at the Ngo's 10th Anniversary Shelter Fundraising event in 2009 and funds received from the African Women Foundation, AWDF, Accra Ghana.[12][13]
She is a member of several organizations which include Lead Consultant at Justice for all (J4A) Programme 1.4 Voluntary Policing, President at Our Lady of Apostle Old Students Association, Founding Member at Association on Research in Civil Society in Africa, AROCSA and also an Ashoka fellow since 2002.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Cablegate: Nigeria's Nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award". www.scoop.co.nz. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Friends thought I'd never get married –Effah Chukwuma". The Sun Nigeria. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Day in the Life: Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, Development Specialist". Growing Up Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Mudia, Jokpa (28 May 2020). "Josephine Effah-Chukwuma Advises all to Stay Home". Development Diaries. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Josephine Effah-Chukwuma: Celebrating 20 years of Women's Rights Activism in Nigeria | Project Alert". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Domestic Violence: It's assuming epidemic proportions - Effah-Chukwuma". Vanguard News. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Olawale, Ronke. "Transcript of Josephine Effah-Chukwuma" (PDF). University of Michigan.
- ^ "Josephine Effah-Chukwuma: Celebrating 20 years of Women's Rights Activism in Nigeria -". The NEWS. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Josephine Effah-Chukwuma". Ashoka.
- ^ "#WCW: Josephine Effah–Chukwuma – The Inspire Series by Glory Edozien". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "I've always been interested in gender rights, not lipsticks, fashion –Effah-Chukwuma, Project Alert founder". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) to visit grantee partners in Nigeria, 27th May – 7th June 2013". The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Domestic violence inflicting psychological, emotional trauma on children". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.