Our Vision

Enhancing Citizens’ Participation, Improving Security Governance, and Strengthening Protection.

Year of Intervention

Projects

300

Trainings

3000

Cases Handled

Integrity and Trust, Inclusion, Humility, Accountable collaboration, Courage of Conviction, Innovation

The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) is a women-led, non-governmental organization dedicated to enhancing citizens’ participation, improving security governance, and strengthening protection systems across Nigeria and West Africa. PWAN’s work recognizes that communities affected by insecurity, weak governance, and human rights violations require targeted interventions that safeguard lives, dignity, and access to justice. Our approach integrates humanitarian sensitivity, ensuring that reforms and security governance efforts address the needs of vulnerable populations.

PWAN has operated in Nigeria since 2016 and currently employs 36 staff members, including lawyers and 62 citizen observers. The head office is based in Abuja with sub-offices in Kano and Borno states—locations that enhance engagement with conflict-affected communities. The organization maintains a robust pool of consultants with expertise in justice reform, gender mainstreaming, peacebuilding, humanitarian response, protection programming, and research.

Core Competencies

Continuous knowledge generation and learning empirical studies, ongoing assessments, and policy advocacy that integrate protection and humanitarian sensitivity.

Strengthening accountability systems within justice and security institutions using the Anti-Corruption Methodology and Security Governance Accountability and Performance Frameworks.

Providing timely, relevant, and protection-focused education and training on human rights, safeguarding, vulnerable group protection, communications, and stakeholder management.

Drawing on global expertise from the Partners Global Network to design programmes that expand access to justice, improve community safety, and support conflict-affected populations.

Ensuring that citizens are educated and actively contributing to governance and security decisions, using dialogue mechanisms and technology-driven tools that improve participation and voice.

Supporting CSOs through capacity building and financial sustainability strategies that enable them to deliver humanitarian assistance, protection services, and community-based support.

Our Vision

Enhancing Citizens’ Participation, Improving Security Governance, and Strengthening Protection.

Integrity and Trust, Inclusion, Humility, Accountable collaboration, Courage of Conviction, Innovation

Core Competencies