Nigeria

Situation Report

Sector Status

Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector

1.3M
People targeted for GBV assistance

Needs

  • The gender-based violence information management system (GBVIMS) data indicates that 73 per cent of the survivors who reported GBV Incidents required livelihood services, but these are insufficient in Borno State.

  • Incidents of sexual exploitation made up three per cent of the reported GBV cases in Borno State, an increase compared to January 2024. The perpetrators might not be all humanitarian workers, as the GBVIMS data points do not directly link or show trends of GBV perpetrated by aid workers in the context of service provision, but rather people who have specific forms or levels of power, especially economic power within the communities and camps.

  • The GBVIMS data indicates that 56 per cent of the survivors who reported GBV incidents required livelihood services, but these are insufficient in Adamawa State.

  • The GBVIMS data indicates that 44 per cent of the survivors who reported GBV incidents required livelihood services, but these are insufficient in Yobe State.

  • GBV partners reported increased gaps in livelihoods opportunities for GBV survivors in the LGAs across the BAY States

Response

  • GBV partners continued to provide essential services including case management, psychological first aid, and psychosocial support. The partners reached 56,260 women and girls with lifesaving GBV services in the BAY states (47,860 in Borno; 2,502 in Adamawa; and 5,898 in Yobe State).

  • GBV partners distributed 738 dignity kits to women and girls of reproductive age in the BAY states. Partners sustained efforts to raise community awareness on GBV reaching 73,380 people through mobile outreach teams.

  • Partners trained 52 people to enhance their skills and knowledge of GBV service providers and action groups.

  • Partners continue providing gender-based violence specialized services including case management services by trained caseworkers in the women and girls’ safe spaces and one-stop centres across the BAY states.

Gaps

  • Continued gaps exist in providing livelihood opportunities to empower women and reduce GBV risks and abuse.

  • The quality of services provided for IDPs needs strengthening, especially concerning necessary skill sets required for specialized services like GBV case management, medical care, and mental health and psychosocial support.

  • More GBV partners are required in most LGAs in Yobe and Adamawa state to provide quality GBV services.

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