The Federal Government says it will establish dedicated safe spaces in all 774 Local Government Areas of the country to strengthen protection and support services for survivors of gender-based violence.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministry and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency in Abuja on Wednesday.
The agreement, signed in partnership with the New Era Foundation on Wednesday, is aimed at strengthening protection, rehabilitation and support services for survivors of gender-based violence across the country.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim said the initiative was part of the National Action Plan on GBV being developed to improve access to care, protection and justice for survivors.
“A core component of this upcoming national action plan is the strategic establishment of dedicated safe spaces across all 774 local government areas in Nigeria to decentralise immediate care and protection,”
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