Table 8.1 Shelters and their Location Location Lagos (Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, Kano, Maiduguri) Enugu Name of Organization Project Alert —Sophia’s Place (NGO) Benin, Uyo, Sokoto and Services Rendered Provides a safe, quiet and serene space for women (and their children) seeking time and space away from their abusive environments Lagos state Government 156-bed shelter for women and children victims of GBV Rehoboth Homes —Women of Global Impact of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) Houses stranded ladies who have been trafficked, and who are deported or repatriated into the country Genesis House by Freedom Foundation Helps sexually abused ladies and former commercial sex workers within the ages of 13 and 25 years Rehabilitation Centre (Peace Villa) by The Real Woman Foundation Rehabilitation centre for girls and young women who have been victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Runs rehabilitation programme, which runs for six months, it includes counselling and vocational training Hope House by Pastor Bimbo Odukoya Foundation (PBOF) Provides shelter for pregnant single girls aged between 13 and 23 years. The girls are sometimes victims of abuse Media Concern Initiatives (MEDIACON) Provides shelter for sexually abused young people Echoes of Mercy and Hope Foundation Provides shelter for sexually abused and street girls between the ages of 12 and 17 years. National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP Eight (8) shelters across the country mainly for rescued victims of trafficking Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL) Provides temporary accommodation to female victims of battery and violence 151