African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative

Global Health. Human Rights. Gender Justice

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Date rape is a horrible issue that keeps on affecting women worldwide. It is a form of rape and sexual abuse.

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #daterape

[NGO DELEGATION TO THE UNAIDS PCB @ngopcb]

You may read Iwatutu Joyce Adewole's, NGO Africa, entire intervention on agenda item 1.3 here:

https://t.co/XXM29K0qse

#PCB49 #UNAIDS

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Rape culture is dangerous and encourages violence against women! This is unacceptable and we should do all we can to de-normalize this culture. 🧡💚

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #rapeculture #tacklingrapeculture

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Stalking is usually a hard crime to define since it comes in so many different forms. Stalking behaviors include: following a person home, sending them unwanted gifts, making unwanted contact, damaging property and much more.

#agcdsi #orangetheworld #16daysofactivism #endvawg

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

20% of women in Nigeria are women with disabilities and they are twice as likely to experience some form of violence. This is very alarming and this is a group that needs to be protected.

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #womenwithdisabilities

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Financial abuse is a major issue because it is a powerful method of keeping survivors trapped in abusive relationships. It makes it incredibly difficult to leave.

#agcdsi #orangetheworld #16daysofactivism #financialabuse #endvawg

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

According to Amnesty International, transgender women are 1.6 times more likely to experience physical violence, 1.6 times more likely to experience sexual violence, and 1.4 times more likely to experience hate violence in public places.

#agcdsi #orangetheworld #16daysofactivism

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

FGM remains a major form of violence against women and girls. Here are a few facts to learn about FGM. ✨

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #fgm #femalegenitalmutilation #endviolenceagainstwomenandgirls

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

On this day, where we commemorate World AIDS day, let us continue to work towards removing the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. It is also important to know your status. ♥️

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #hiv #aids #worldaidsday

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Violence against women is a cause and a consequence of HIV. Women are at a great risk of being infected with HIV as a result of sexual violence, child marriage and human trafficking. Women living with HIV also suffer marginalisation, abuse, physical violence as well as death.

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Child marriage is still very prevalent especially in the Northern part of Nigeria and it needs to be tackled swiftly as we are losing too many young girls. We can't continue to let this be.

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #childmarriage

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

The report goes on further to say that an estimated 60% of female traffic victims in Italy are Nigerian. The conversation surrounding human trafficking needs to be amplified in order to curb it. 🧡

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #humantrafficking

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

(Source: UNODC) According to National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), "women and girls account for 70% of human trafficking victims in the Sourthern part of Nigeria with Edo and Delta states making up 50% of victims trafficked from that region."

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

If you have suffered from rape, there are organisations in Nigeria that provide support for survivors of rape and sexual assault.These organisations include, @MirabelCentreNG and @standtoendrape You don't have to go through this alone. 💚

#agcdsi #16DaysofActivism

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

If you have suffered from rape, there are organisations in Nigeria that provide support for survivors of rape and sexual assault.These organisations include, @themirabelcentreng and @standtoendrape You don't have to go through this alone. 💚

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #rape

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

If you never consented to any form of sexual activity, then it is assault. Sexual assault comes in many forms, as seen in the graphic above. It is also important to note that sexual assault can be verbal.

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #sexualassault

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

#agcdsi #16daysofactivism #orangetheworld #endvawn #gbv #physicalviolence

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Did you know that worldwide, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate lifetime across their lifetime? We can tackle gender violence by listening and believing survivors, holding perpetrators accountable and set an example to the next generation.

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

Fact: About 1 in 3 girls in the developing world are married before age 18.

New estimates from UNFPA show that this year alone, 13.5 million children – most of them girls – will be married before they turn 18.

#agcdsi #girlchild #childmarriage #girlchildadvocacy

[African Girl Child Dev. and Support Initiative @agcdsi]

It’s okay to fall. Just make sure, you rise up each and every time. 💚 Have a great week ✨

#agcdsi #girlchild #mondayinspiration #nelsonmandela #girlchildadvocacy