On October 2nd, 2025, WINGS hosted its Brown Bag Launch at the World Bank Abuja Headquarters, not merely as a presentation, but as a statement of credibility and readiness for scale. WINGS (Women in IDPs: Nurturing Growth and Strength) initiative is known for transforming displaced women in the New Kuchingoro IDP Camp,Abuja, into economically active, confident, and socially empowered leaders.
What began as a grassroots empowerment model has now captured the attention of notable global actors with over 70 world-class professionals participating physically and online. The conversations yielded powerful reflections and strategic recommendations that will inform the project’s next phase, while also evaluating lessons learned from Phase One.
Key Insights from the Discussion
Stakeholders collectively emphasized the need to move WINGS from a small-scale scale impactful intervention to a fully institutionalized empowerment model. Core recommendations included:
- Strengthening beneficiary documentation, enabling proper tracking of individual growth journeys and outcomes beyond anecdotal evidence.
- Establishing employability pathways and long-term linkages to transition beneficiaries from aid dependency to economic independence.
- Ensuring sustainability through ownership transfer, empowering the women themselves to lead and replicate the model post-project.
- Leveraging existing government structures for integration, policy support, and institutional alignment.
- Expanding collaborations with participating organizations, many of whom expressed personal and institutional interest in partnering directly with WINGS to support the girls.
A Growing Movement for Women-Led Empowerment
Across all contributions, one message was clear: WINGS is more than just a project; it is becoming an ecosystem. Stakeholders advocated for its evolution into a self-sustaining, women-led network, where beneficiaries not only receive support but also become leaders, advocates, and co-creators of change within their communities. The Brown Bag Launch marked not just a meeting, but a collective recommitment to scale, structure, and sustainability.
