OUR STORY
A women-led organisation connecting the strength of local leadership with a better future for women and vulnerable people.
Our purpose
A future where women and vulnerable people can live with dignity, safety and independence.
To combat vulnerability and injustice through traditional leadership engagement and modern supportive services, focused on gender-based violence prevention, economic empowerment and humanitarian relief through inclusive community development.
A safe, equitable society where women and vulnerable individuals have the protection and resources to live with dignity and independence.
Our founder
HRH Hajiya Maryam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi founded WORE. Her work is rooted in listening, advocacy and a commitment to women’s wellbeing.
The organisation brings together a board of trustees and an executive and field team, connecting community knowledge with experience in education, health, advocacy and justice.
Our journey
Established in 2019, the Women’s Organisation for Relief and Empowerment is a women-led, nonprofit and nonpolitical organisation based in Kano.
Our story grew from listening to community members seeking support. Today, that purpose connects advocacy, traditional leadership, humanitarian relief and opportunities for self-reliance.
A women-led, nonprofit and nonpolitical organisation, formed to stand with women and vulnerable communities.
Community dialogue, traditional leadership engagement, advocacy and relief connect the different parts of our work.
Priorities for research, safety, wellbeing and economic rehabilitation guide the organisation’s next steps.
Workplan prioritiesOur shared promise
I solemnly pledge my strength, friendship and aid to all women who need it.
I pledge to protect their dignity, honour their worth and salute their self-respect.I pledge to empower, uplift and inspire them,
To wrap them up with warmth, solidarity and sisterhood
Thereby empowering myself in my own eyes and in the eyes of God.We pledge together.
We pledge to each other.
We pledge to ourselves.
