WARIF Intensifies Campaign Against GBV in Akwa Ibom, Urges Victims to Speak Up

WARIF intensifies campaign against GBV in Akwa Ibom, urges victims to speak up

Women At Risk International Foundation, (WARIF) has continued to advocate against Gender Based Violence, especially Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as well as other harmful practices in Akwa Ibom State. It urged victims to speak up and report to relevant authorities in their local communities as there are available laws to give them succor and punish offenders. Recall that WARIF in partnership with UN Women through the UN-Leap Project ha…

WARIF intensifies campaign against GBV in Akwa Ibom, urges victims...

Women At Risk International Foundation, (WARIF) has continued to advocate against Gender Based Violence, especially Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)... #news, #akwaibom, #warif, #flyingeze

Discussion | GBV epidemic | Study exposes system failures

Discussion | GBV epidemic | Study exposes system failures Estelle.Bronkhorst Sun, 07/06/2025 - 08:05 JOHANNESBURG - New research in South Africa shows that COVID-19 lockdown measures worsened gender-based violence, trapping many survivors in abusive homes with limited access to help.A study in the Eastern Cape Town of Matatiele revealed that survivors faced greater barriers to police, hospitals and support services during the pandemic.Social wo…

Lilongwe registers over 700 GBV cases in May

Lilongwe District social welfare officer Derrick Mwenda says the district has registered over 700 gender-based violence (GBV)-related cases in May. He disclosed this last Friday during a legal clinic by Women Lawyers Association of Malawi (WLA) at Chankhandwe Primary School in Lilongwe. Mwenda said the cases were registered in various communities. “Lilongwe is one of the largest districts in Malawi. We receive a lot of GBV cases from various com…