On this year\u2019s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with the theme: \u201cUNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls\u201d, the Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre, (MAMA Centre) stressed the need to fund prevention strategies to proactively stop gender-based violence in Nigeria.
\nWhile demanding for a policy shift to the informal sector, Ms. Chioma Kanu the Executive Director MAMA Centre lamented that violence against women remains a major barrier to achieving equality, inclusive development and peace as well as to upholding the human rights of women and girls in Nigeria.
\nShe said: \u201cWhile Gender-based Violence can affect any individual, irrespective of their sex, age and ethnicity, we must stress that certain groups of women and girls are particularly vulnerable to violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, we demand targeted policy focus on judicious utilisation of locally-allocated resources in mitigating the major drivers of Gender-Based Violence, especially in the informal private sector such as markets and motor parks, where sexual assault, abuse and rape among women and adolescent girls are not uncommon but under-reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the physical and psycho-emotional torture suffered from sexual violence in the market, motor parks and others by women and adolescent girls, its socio-economic impact and development implication remain unattended by the government at all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
She expressed worry by the absence of policy intervention or preventive engagement at informal sector, as unchecked sphere of the society where violence against women and girls is normalised, condoned and unsanctioned on daily basis.<\/p>\n
Through extensive engagement at all levels, we have identified socio-economic gaps, coupled with insufficient demand for accountability in budgetary allocations for livelihood projects that significantly impact women’s empowerment, financial capacity, and self-reliance. These factors have the potential to reduce susceptibility to violence at all levels.<\/p>\n
“In the spirit of #16DaysOfActivism, we acknowledge the resilience and collective efforts of MAMA Centre’s stakeholders, indigenous women of Udi Local Government in Enugu State, under the Accountability for Empowerment project supported by VOICE Nigeria. They have admirably advocated for accountability in livelihood projects while actively opposing Gender-based Violence in their respective communities.<\/p>\n
“We advocate for proactive policy efforts with adequate funding opportunities to address the growing yet underreported cases of sexual violence in the informal private sector. This support is crucial for advancing massive awareness, education, incentives, and appropriate sanctions.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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