Tag: SGBV
Tackling the SGBV menace head-on
Some stakeholders have recently called for collective action to address the menace of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country.
In separate interviews with...
NGO empowers Kaduna, Zamfara communities on dispute resolution,addressing SGBV
International Alert Nigeria, a non-profit organisation, has empowered communities in Kaduna and Zamfara states on dispute resolutions and addressing Sexual Gender Based Violence (SCBV).
Dr...
Foundation provides psychological support to 20 SGBV survivors in Bauchi
The Attah Sisters Helping Hand Foundation said it provided psychological support to 20 survivors of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in Bauchi and Ganjuwa local...
NGOs inaugurate women, girls ‘safe-space’ to address SGBV in Kaduna
Two NGOs, Global Peace Development and International Alert, have inaugurated a women and girls'safe ‘space’ to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and conflicts...
IWD: NHRC urges Govts to institutionalise policies to empower women, girls
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the government and other stakeholders to institutionalize policies and programmes that will enable women and...
SOAR Initiative changing the narratives on child sexual abuse in Abuja...
Pigba Kasa community in Apo District, Abuja, says the intervention of Sexual Offences Awareness and Response Initiative (SOAR Initiative), an NGO, is changing the...
NGO trains ASUP, NURTW members on combating sexual harassment in Kaduna
An NGO, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWIE), has trained the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and the National Union...
Kaduna Deputy Speaker assures public of readiness to pass GEO bill,...
Mr. Magaji Henry, the Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, has assured the public of the house’s readiness to pass the...
Gender-Based Violence Surges Despite Legal Measures
In a concerning trend, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) continues to escalate in Nigeria, with cases of spousal battery and rape on the rise, despite the...
Nollywood Unveils “Deafening Silence” Trailer Tackling Gender-Based Violence
Abuja, December 10, 2023: The city of Abuja bore witness to a momentous event as leading lights of Nollywood gathered at the United Nations...
Association seeks education of women with disabilities on SGBV
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Edo Chapter, has called for the education of women with disabilities on issues related to...
COVID-19: CSOs raise alarm over increase in SGBV in North-central
The incidence of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased in North-central Nigeria over the period of the pandemic and it has become an...
