by L0rdofthyweb | Oct 30, 2025 | SARC, SGBV
When sexual and gender-based violence happens, survivors often struggle to find help. In Kaduna State, the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides a safe space where survivors receive medical care, counseling, legal support, and dignity. We sat down with Grace...
by L0rdofthyweb | Sep 11, 2025 | Justice, SGBV, VAPP Act
Justice is often the difference between healing and despair for survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). When survivors summon the courage to report abuse, they are seeking more than recognition of their pain. They want accountability, protection, and the...
by L0rdofthyweb | Aug 6, 2025 | VAPP Act
In many Nigerian communities, silence often shields sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), allowing it to persist unchecked. Yet the same communities hold the power to end this cycle. At the heart of that power are community gatekeepers; traditional rulers, elders,...
by L0rdofthyweb | Jul 28, 2025 | Mental Health
Surviving sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) often brings lasting emotional and mental scars. Even after physical wounds heal, feelings of fear, shame, guilt, anxiety, and depression can persist impacting relationships, work, and everyday life in profound ways....
by L0rdofthyweb | Jul 22, 2025 | VAPP Act
Nigeria’s National Sexual Offender & Service Provider Database (NSOD) represents an important step in public safety. In response to widespread impunity and underreporting of sexual offenses, the federal government established the National Sex Offenders Register...
by herstoryyourstory_admin | Jul 2, 2025 | VAPP Act
In 2015, Nigeria made progress in protecting citizens from violence by enacting the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act — a landmark law addressing rape, domestic violence, harmful traditional practices, and other forms of abuse. Many states have since...
