What we know:
Approximately 76% of the poorest women do not have ID nationwide. Women, dependents, independent traders, and rural populations are considerably more likely to be excluded from Nigeria’s identity system. Wealth, gender, and education all play an important role in determining how acute the problem is.

On this episode - Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo, podcast host and the Head, of Inclusion for all Initiative; is joined by two distinguished women to discuss breaking the bias and enabling ID access for women in vulnerable communities in Nigeria.

Suwaiba Muhammad Dankabo -Programmes Director at ActionAid Nigeria, who is an expert in Rural and Sustainable Development and has worked directly with people living in poverty and exclusion for over two decades. Suwaiba contributes to the topic by highlighting the nuanced reasons women remain excluded from ID ownership and how to address them.

Keziah Damina is the Desk Officer for the Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Chikun Local Government, Kaduna State. Keziah shares firsthand stories of the impact of ID ownership on women in her community; and how they overcome some program enrolment challenges the beneficiaries (predominantly women) are faced with.