Gender-based violence (GBV) experts in Nigeria have urged authorities to cease paying lip service to the crime and to start matching words with harsh steps to dissuade abusers.
Dr. Offiong Enang, executive director of Gender And Development Action (GADA), revealed on Thursday in Calabar during a three-day event that sympathizing with GBV survivors was insufficient.
The Coalition for the Promotion of Gender Justice, CPGJ, organized a three-day workshop for Gender desk officials in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Cross River.
“Government agencies, Civil Society Organizations, and every Nigerian must make noise with facts and vote resources for this fight; we must stop acting as if GBV is only for other people when it is all around us,” Enang stated.
“If offenders see that people are only feeling sympathetic, they will continue; however, if people respond by carrying out specific acts, the perpetrators will be terrified.”
She went on to say that Nigeria should tell itself the truth about GBV while also demanding that true GBV data be made public so that everyone can understand how widespread the disease is in the country.
Mrs Victoria Emah-Emah, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Carewell Foundation, stated that efficient case management, including referrals, is essential for the GBV campaign to be effective.
She urged various groups to do proper case referrals.
“Various people and groups have different capabilities; no one can give all of the services necessary by a survivor,” she explained.
“Partnership is necessary to ensure effective survivor care, from psychosocial to medical, legal, protective, and all other support required.”
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