ACRONYMS AIDS ART ARV BFI BUDFOW CBOs CEDAW CFRN CRA CRC CSACEFA CSC CSOs CWIQ DS FBOs FCT FEEDS FFLH FGM FGN FIDA FMI FMF FMLP FMOE FMOH FMOI FMOJ FMW FMWA & SD FRSC GBV GDP GHS HCT HIV HTPs IBRD LACVAW LEEDS LFN LGA LRC MDGs MFA MPR MMR - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome Anti-Retroviral Therapy Anti-Retroviral Baby Friendly Initiative Business Development Fund For Women Community Based Organizations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Child Rights Acts Convention on the Rights of the Child Civil Society Action Committee on Education for All Civil Service Commission Civil Society Organizations Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Development Strategy Faith-Based Organizations Federal Capital Territory FCT Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy Female Functional Literacy for Health Female Genital Mutilation Federal Government of Nigeria International Federation of Women Lawyers Federal Ministry of Interior Federal Ministry of Finance Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Federal Ministry of Education Federal Ministry of Health Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation Federal Ministry of Justice Federal Ministry of Works Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Federal Road Safety Commission Gender-Based Violence Gross Domestic Product General Household Survey HIV Counseling and Testing Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus Harmful Traditional Practices International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Legislative Advocacy Coalition on Violence Against Women Local Government Economic Empowerment Laws of the Federation of Nigeria Local Government Area Law Reform Commission Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Petroleum Resources Maternal Mortality Rate 3