SOAR Initiative contracted by UNESCO under the Spotlight Initiative conducted a two day training workshop of both teachers and guidance counsellors in AMAC and Bwari area councils alongside a consultative meeting held with principals of target schools which centred on the third pillar of the Spotlight Initiative which is prevention. A one day stakeholders’ consultative […]
UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Asa Regnar, paid a visit to Junior secondary school Apo Resettlement, Abuja on the 23rd of October 2019 to interact with the beneficiaries of the SOAR Initiative Project, funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Wumba and Dutse community, both in Apo District, Abuja The […]
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) embarked on a new, global, multi-year initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) – The Spotlight Initiative. The Initiative is particularly focused on sexual and gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation. The Initiative is […]
The project of, “Engaging Boys to End Sexual and Gender-based Violence” has enabled us draw attention to the viability of working with boys and men in addressing sexual violence against both girls and boys. Focus group discussions carried out, as a needs analysis with 48 boys from project schools, confirmed that sexual abuse against boys […]
In line with the project funded by the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) with support from the Institute for War and Peace Reporting which was aimed at Engaging Adolescent boys to END Sexual and Gender Based Violence, we organised a 2-day intensive training/ workshop for the boys who indicated interest to trained as advocates […]
To mark the close out ceremony of the Project funded by the #UNTF funded project in mobilizing communities to End Sexual Violence against Girls in local communities of AMAC, a one day stakeholders meeting was organised to review the results and impacts of the project. This event was held at Merit House, Maitama, Abuja on the 27th […]
The workshop was a two-day training which was held on the 11th and 12th of February at Government Secondary School (GSS), Apo resettlement, Abuja. The workshop which is in line with the engaging adolescent boys to end sexual and gender-based violence project being funded by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) with support from […]
The conference is a yearly program organized by Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation Initiative (SOAR Initiative) and this year’s conference was supported by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme. This year’s conference held at New Chelsea hotel, Abuja, on 4th December, 2018 The theme of this year’s conference was addressing gaps and […]
Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation Initiative (SOAR Initiative) has sought the support of teachers and youth in engaging adolescent school boys to advocate and campaign against sexual violence. This was done at a training workshop which held at Vines Hotel in Abuja as part of activities under the Engaging Adolescent Boys to End Sexual […]
GEMS ARISE SUMMIT is our Annual event where girls from various Girls Clubs established and strengthened by SOAR Initiative over the years are brought together every October in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC). In this year’s GEMS ARISE, it was all fun as SOAR Initiative brought together about 300 participants […]