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Summary
NFM and AdvoKC will host an X Space on December 13, 2024, at 5 p.m., discussing how to enhance support services for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The session, featuring speakers Kosisochukwu Ani and Theophilus Obarombi, will explore strategies for government, organisations, and communities to assist survivors while addressing the challenges of existing helplines.
Naija Feminist Media (NFM) and civic organisation AdvoKC are collaborating to host an X space on how to effectively support survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
According to UNDP, violence and harmful practices against women and girls happen every day in Nigeria, and most of the time, they are not reported. The Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018 found that 9% of women aged 15 to 49 had suffered sexual assault at least once in their lifetime, and 31% had experienced physical violence. Restrictions and implications from the COVID-19 pandemic last year added to the escalation of gender-based violence in the nation.
Hence, on December 13, 2024, by 5 p.m., the X space themed “The need to improve help services for survivors of Gender-Based Violence” will explore how government, organisations, communities, and individuals can help survivors rise above GBV.
Speakers who will share insights are Kosisochukwu Ani, Contributing Writer at NFM and founder of Myself Defense NG, and Theophilus Obarombi, programme support at AdvoKC. The session will be moderated by Ayomide Adekoya, a communications team member at AdvoKC, and participants will gain insights into existing helplines, the challenges they face, and how they can be optimised to be more survivors-focused and efficient.
“This is a timely event, as it serves as a continuity to the virtual conversation NFM hosts during #16DaysofActivism on how to facilitate behavioural change in male perpetrators of abuse,” said Nkechi Igwebuike NFM’s Projects and Partnership Officer. “For this conversation, Nigerians will address how further to support survivors of gender-based violence, particularly women.”
