The special session of the African Women's Forum which took place in Rabat (Morocco) on June 21, 2014 hosted, as Guest of Honour, Mrs. Judith Amaechi, wife of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Nigeria and founder and head of the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) which campaigns against HIV/AIDS, advocates the rights of women and children, and promotes gender equity and Girl-Child education.
Mrs. Amaechi launched the Empowerment Support Initiative on October 16, 2008. The NGO provides practical support and advice for women and children, particularly the most disadvantaged.
In June 2009, speaking during International Widows Day, Mrs. Amaechi called for review of native laws and customary practices that cause distress to widows, sometimes throwing them into abject poverty.
In 2009, Mrs. Amaechi sponsored a free mass deworming program Rivers State children. She was a strong supporter of the Child Rights Act passed in Rivers state in 2010, aiming to prevent abuse of children. In August 2010 she opened an Information and Communication Technology Farm, which provides free computer training in the holidays to junior and senior secondary school students.
Mrs. Judith Amaechi has been presented with the Prix de la Fondation during the Forum.