Prevention Against and Response to Gender-Based Violence
Our work recognizes the full cycle of gender-based violence to prevent its occurrence and engages multiple partners to adequately respond to Gender Based Violence. We adopt an intersectionality lens that recognizes the multi-dimensional factors to limit the occurrence of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
Our interventions are centered on addressing the root causes of Gender Based Violence at the individual, community, and societal levels to bring about the changes we seek. Using a survivor-centred approach, we work with multiple sectors, including the Nigerian Police Force, the Judiciary, as well as communities to provide preventive mechanisms and adequately respond to gender-based violence.
Our Stories
Care Without Judgement: Safer Care for Women in Humanitarian Crisis
Isa Kyari has been a Community Health Extension Worker in Borno State for six years. With the humanitarian crisis in the State, he has seen firsthand how many displaced women, who live in poverty, visit the health care facilities to request for abortion and...
Strengthening Communities to Support Women’s Sexual Health Choices
Women’s ability to make choices for their health goes beyond their knowledge of sexual and reproductive health alone. It involves ongoing dialogue and engagement with multiple power holders in patriarchal societies where entrenched social norms limit women’s and...
Ending Stigma at Scale: Ipas Builds The Capacity of Stakeholders on the Values Clarification for Action and Transformation
Addressing community norms related to sexual and reproductive health in Nigeria presents multifaceted challenges due to religious, moral, and cultural constraints. Additionally, longstanding information surrounding abortion and contraception care has perpetuated...