Facts About (WOWICAN)
The word WOWICAN is an acronym for the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria. It started in Nigeria in the year 1986 but was formally organized as a wing of CAN in the year 1990. While WOWICAN on the Plateau was organized under a caretaker committee in the year 2004. WOWICAN just as CAN consist of all denominations which are grouped under Blocs namely
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN)
Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN)
Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria / Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CPFN/PFN)
TEKAN / ECWA
Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC)
Because WOWICAN is a nongovernmental/nonprofit organization, it depends mainly on the support of well-meaning individuals for its sustenance. This also poses a challenged to its achieving most of its desired goals. THEMATIC AREAS;
FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS / EMPOWERMENT
FINANCIAL LITERACY
POLITICAL AWARENESS
ECUNEMISM AND INTERFAITH
EQUITY AND FAIRNESS IN RELATION TO GENDER
DOMESTIC AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
HUMAN RIGHT ADVOCACY
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN)
Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN)
Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria / Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CPFN/PFN)
TEKAN / ECWA
Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC)
Because WOWICAN is a nongovernmental/nonprofit organization, it depends mainly on the support of well-meaning individuals for its sustenance. This also poses a challenged to its achieving most of its desired goals. THEMATIC AREAS;
FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT
AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS / EMPOWERMENT
FINANCIAL LITERACY
POLITICAL AWARENESS
ECUNEMISM AND INTERFAITH
EQUITY AND FAIRNESS IN RELATION TO GENDER
DOMESTIC AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
HUMAN RIGHT ADVOCACY
Contact Details
Nigeria —Tekan Headquaters, Jos Plateau State, and C.A.N Secretariact Anguldi, Joa, Plateau State.