HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAMME (HRE)
This programme is the lead unit for all advocacy initiative and training activities. Its primary objective being to educate and sensitize the society on the prevalence, nature, causes and effects of violence against women and young girls, and the relevant steps required, to address this issue.
Activities conducted under this programme area include legislative, social and media advocacy. Legislative advocacy seeks to promote legal reforms that will effectively protect the rights of women and young girls. Under this programme, Project Alert also conducts various sensitization programmes and training workshops.
Human Rights Education 2008
Male Involvement Project: This project is aimed at getting men involved in the crusade against violence against women. The strategy of involving men in the campaign for the elimination of violence against women has been tried in several countries.
South west forum
The Southwest forum held in Lagos on the 19th & 20th of February 2008. The two day event hosted men from different states of south western Nigeria coming together to brain storm on what they can do to end violence against women in their areas. They were chosen from different professional backgrounds and religious inclinations.
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Abuja forum
The Male Involvement train moved to Abuja, the seat of government in Nigeria, between the 22nd & 23rd of April 2008. The forum had in attendance representatives of the National Human Rights Commission and the National Assembly; policemen,
South- south forum
The south south forum held at Marian Hotel Calabar between 25th & 26 May 2008. The forum had participants from Akwa – Ibom, Rivers and Cross Rivers States. It was a two day consultative meeting that tasked the men present on what they can do to end Violence Against Women in their locality.
Engaging Nollywood
This one day interactive forum was targeted at the stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry. The movie industry in Nigeria has become a massive industry and is seen to have great influence on the average Nigerians perception of the society.
ADVOCACIES
Several advocacy projects were embarked upon by Project Alert in 2008. These included media advocacies by the Male Support Groups (MSGs). Advocacy visits were paid to target groups – Students, Trade Unions, traditional rulers, professional associations.
Visit to Nollywood Concepts Promotions Ltd (see Male Involvement Journal Vol. 1 issue 3)
Male Support Group (MSG) activities:
Akwa – Ibom: As part of efforts to engage men to participate actively in the campaign to end violence against women, Project Alert in collaboration with The Network of Men Against Domestic Violence organized a one day sensitization workshop for community
Visit to Brila FM and Television Continental:
The Male Support Group in Lagos were at BRILA FM as part of its activities to encourage other men to join in the campaign to end violence against women. The super morning show with Mandy played host to the group who spoke variously on what
Universities project:
Following increased reports of sexual harassment and violence in Nigeria tertiary institutions it has become necessary to not only raise more awareness on the various forms and consequences of violence but also to put measures in place that will stem
YASV UNICAL: The Youths Against Sexual Violence Club, UNICAL chapter was inaugurated on August 8, 2008 at the Chinua Achebe Hall NAT, University of Calabar. The line up of activities leading to the formal inauguration included a campus wide rally by members of the club.
Goodwill message
| Goodwil message - UINCAL |
Paper presented
| The Role of the SUG and Parliament in ending Sexual Violence on Campus |
UNIABUJA
Faith Based Seminar: A two – day sensitization seminar for faith based organizations on gender - based violence (GBV) was organized by Project Alert between December 3 & 4, 2008 at the banquet hall of Lagos Travel Inn, Ikeja –Lagos.
Training Workshops/Seminars
Training for Law Enforcement Officials (2007)
Between January 17-19, & January 29-31, 2007, in Calabar, Cross River State and Benin, Edo State respectively, Project Alert facilitated a training workshop on Gender Based Violence, GBV for officers and men of the Nigerian Police, Immigrations Service, Prison
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Partnership Workshop on Responding to GBV(2007)
Project Alert on Violence Against Women in partnership with CLEEN Foundation, with support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) held a two day partnership workshop on Intergraded Response to Gender Based Violence (GBV) at Lagos Travel Inn, Ikeja, Lagos State.
SOME GBVRN ACTIVITIES (2007)
Apart from meeting monthly to discuss gender-based violence related issues in the state, the Gender-Based Violence Response Network, GBVRN, also visited some place and made donations to victims of various forms of gender-based violence. These included:Visit to the Girls Remand Home in August 2007.
The Girls’ Remand Home and Girls’ Approved School, Idi Araba, Lagos were both visited by the network members. Mrs. Gonzallo from the Social Welfare led the team of 23 members visit. The aim of the visit was for network members to familiarize themselves with the activities of the remand home,Prison Visitation: September 2007
The Kirikiri Medium Prison for women was visited and members of the network on a fact finding mission on how the prison operates was led by Mrs.N.Onwukwe the Prison Social Welfare Officer. She led the team round the prison where they met with inmates,Orphanage Visitation: 2007:
Two orphanages were visited by members of the network - the Heritage Home Orphanage, and the Love Home Orphanage, both based in Lagos. At the Heritage Home a set of triplets who were made motherless as a result of domestic violence (their father
Police Trainings on Human Rights and Gender-Based Violence (2007)
Project Alert on Violence Against Women in collaboration with CLEEN Foundation, organized two trainings for police men and women form five out of the eight area commands in Lagos State on Human Rights and Gender-Based Violence. The trainings took place in March and October 2007, respectively.
Furniture/Equipment Donation to the Police (2007)
As part of the Integrated Response to Gender-Based Violence Project in Lagos State, Project Alert on Violence Against Women and CLEEN Foundation with support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) donated furniture and equipment to
ILO/PATWA PROJECT (2005/2006)
- Recognising trafficking in women and young girls as a major form of violence against women, Project Alert in collaboration with Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON), and Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), IMPACT for
Advocacy Visits:
Project Alert with other partners , organized advocacy visits to traditional and community leaders prior to the commencement of the project in Badagry and Lagos Mainland.
ILO Workshops:
Between January 17 & 18, 2006, a 2 day Sensitization and Awareness Workshop on Human Trafficking and Forced Labour was carried out in Badagry Town Hall. A similar workshop took place at Olaleye community between April 12 & 13, 2006.
In June a one-day Strategic Workshop for Community Vigilance Groups in
Lagos state made up of participants from the two workshops: Olaleye and Badagry mobilized into a group; Community Vigilance Groups (CVG) at Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Alausa Secretariat
Consultative Forum on the Role of Men in Eliminating Violence Against Women, Ebonyi State
Three consultative forums on the role of men in eliminating violence against women, took place in the three senatorial zones that make up Ebonyi State in south east Nigeria. The zones are Abakaliki, Onueke and Afikpo.. A total of one hundred and twenty-five
Creating Awareness and Providing Support for Victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) (2005/2006)
With support from the European Union, Project Alert in partnership with CLEEN Foundation, embarked on a one year pilot project to create awareness and provide support for female victims of gender-based violence in Lagos State. The aims of the project included: