We do this through the following services: Counseling and support Access to rehabilitation shelters when the victim needs to be removed from the abusive environment Access to pro-bono legal-aid, especially for those from indigent backgrounds
These training workshops are organized on demand to teach prevention strategies and reveal the abuser’s approach.
This targets grassroots communities and peer groups to break the silence of child sexual abuse in these communities and mobilize them to take action against it.
This public event, stimulates public discuss on issues surrounding the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The aim of this program is to push for definitive action by all stakeholders and also build capacity of child care givers/stakeholders to prevent and adequately respond to this.
Our annual event in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child brings girls together for a day of fun, wholesome competitions, motivational talks and information sharing on gender based violence, leadership and much more.
Our school based program involving sensitization rallies to break the silence of sexual violence and encourage disclosures, peer educator training and establishment of Girls Clubs as safe spaces where the girl child is empowered as a solution to the problem of sexual abuse rather than remain as victims or mere bystanders. Over 3000 girls have […]
This program started in 2011 and involves sensitization and advocacy activities to break the silence of child sexual abuse. We educate children and adults to understand the prevalence and effects of child sexual abuse and need to break the silence and secure justice for victims as a means to ending sexual violence against children.
In Nigeria, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. What comes to mind when you read these words? Let me make it a bit simpler to understand. In Nigeria, over 9 million children are sexually abused every year. That amounts to 90 million children […]
SOAR Initiative organized a 5-day training for NACTAL CSOs which was hosted in the two project states. The purpose of the training was to equip and build the capacity of NACTAL CSOs in the project States with the knowledge and skill they need to effectively and efficiently deliver when cases of child sexual abuse is […]
The corps members that indicated interest to be advocates during the sensitization rallies in both project locations where then taken through an intensive 5hour daily training for 3 days. Participants were exposed to different modules at the training including topics like: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse, How children experience and Cope with sexual abuse, Why children […]