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We will create awareness about it, we will support survivors to use it. It is also the responsibility of organisations to also use it especially in conducting background checks of new hirers.

The sex offender register is a powerful tool if activated properly, and I am sure there is commitment to make it work by all actors except of course the offenders😄. Perpetrators should be reported and documented

It was a safe space for women. It was a space for learning and collective decisions, it was a space for galvanising actions for women and girls. It gave us voice through which to hold duty bearers accountable. But most importantly, it was about defining the Nigeria women want!

Yes, we start with knowledge/re-orientation of mindsets. We need to build people's knowledge on how to respond, to stop the "blame game" which victimizes survivors over and over again.

It's starts with support, offering of shoulders for survivors to lean on. It's about giving our support, believing in their stories and not blaming them for what happened.

Absolutely, many times over! We have had case of women and girls who are sexually abused. We have those who are battered, we have those who have been exploited. I can recount so many. The bottom line is that this is real and scary

It happens in public and private spaces. Initially, focus was on intimate partner violence. But our experience has shown that sexual violence also happens in public spaces. In universities, at schools, hospitals and name it!

It has been a long journey with UPS and downs. There moments we made giant strides with getting girls in school to complete their education. And yet moments it seems we have lost all of gains!