The drive for gender inclusion and women empowerment in Nigeria received a boost at the recently held premiere of ‘Earth Women’, a poignant docudrama that explores the plight of women living in areas impacted by extractive activities, including oil and gas exploration and mining. 
 
The launch of Earth Women launch was held alongside the third Community and Human Rights (CAHR) awards, which honours individuals and organisations contributing selflessly to community development and inclusion in Africa.
 
These were both initiatives of CSR-in-Action advocacy, the development-focused arm of the CSR-in-Action Group.
   
CSR-in-Action’s Chief Executive and Earth Women’s Executive Producer, Bekeme Masade-Olowola, who visualised the concept for the documentary said: “When natural disasters occur, women suffer immensely because their sources of livelihood are threatened, and they often do not have control over what happens to them in such situations. Nevertheless, women continue to thrive and find better ways to survive. But we want to use these powerful visuals to change that narrative.”
   
Country Director, West Africa for Ford Foundation, Funke Baruwa, added: “Wherever you find benefits in the form of natural resources, you find women and girls unfairly excluded from conversations around these resources. Women continue to be marginalised in both formal and informal spaces However, we are really happy that women continue to challenge this marginalisation and continue to push through to make sure that our voices are heard.”