Ekiti
Ekiti State Ministry of Women
Affairs —Social Intervention
Home
Transition/temporary shelter for
abused/displaced women
Abuja
Federal Ministry of Women
Affairs and Social Development
Temporary shelter for abused
women and victims of domestic
violence
Cross River
Destiny Care Centre
Home for abandoned children and
those who suffer sexual abuse
Mothers Against Child
Abandonment
Home for pregnant teenagers
Kaduna State
UNFPA/KD State Ministry of
Women Affairs and Social
Development
Shelter construction is at finishing
stage.
Osun State
Osun State Ministry of Women
Affairs
Temporary Shelter for battered
women
(b) Hotlines and Helpline Services In order to enhance response to incidences of Gender Based Violence
(GBV) several government agencies and civil society organizations have hotlines/helplines on GBV albeit
focusing on different and specific aspects of GBV. Most of the hotlines run 24 hours some of which are
toll free.
(c) Counselling and Medical Services
Several organizations offer different types of counselling services tailored to their areas of expertise for
people who have experienced or are experiencing physical or sexual violence. Some of such counselling
service providers are Lagos state Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development, Project Alert, GPI,
WACOL, CIRDDOC, Mirabel Centre, Hello Lagos, MEDIACON, OPD etc. Majority of the services
provided are legal counselling, group and individual counselling, and health related counselling. Some
organizations offer victims Psycho-social and Trauma counselling/management. The Mirabel Centre also
provides sexual assault trauma counselling services.
(d) Training/Capacity building (Police, Health Care Workers, Counsellors and Others)
Targeted training of professionals who interact with those impacted by GBV has been a critical aspect of
efforts being taken to address the problem of GBV and HIV. Such training covers knowledge and
information sharing, sensitization as a first step in changing norms, attitudes, and behaviour, as well as
strengthening the technical skills needed to implement a range of services and support to victims of GBV.
(e) Awareness raising, Mobilization and Advocacy
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