Nigeria: Award for Hearts of Hope Shelter
Award
The Lagos State government has decided to give an award to the Women’s Shelter. The reason for this is „the excellent response to sexual and gender based violence in the country“. The Hearts of Hope Shelter is very pleased to receive this recognition and award, as most of the women and girls who have come to the shelter so far are from Lagos State.
right: time for presentations at the qualification training in Ogun; group photo of the participants
Skills Training
In September 2023, a skills training for 30 women from Ogun State, a state near Lagos, was completed – the third training this year. These are women affected by gender-based violence, women with disabilities and other vulnerable women. There were also sensitization sessions on FGM and counseling sessions with the women. This is the first time we have held the trainings outside Lagos State.
right: participants in a baking course
Future plans
- Qualification measures in Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital.
- Project in October 2023: Open a CEE-HOPE office in Abuja to reach more people with the work.
- Cross-country meeting on female genital mutilation for women from five states in Rivers State (about 100 women), also in October.
- Production of a short video on FGM.
right: participants in a course on bag making
Media reports
- »CEE-HOPE, Hearts100 empower GBV survivors in Ogun … why we targeted GBV survivors – Betty Abah, Founder/Executive Director, CEE-HOPE«, in: »Nigeria News Mark«, 26. September 2023
- »Ogun GBV survivors receive entrepreneurship training, support from CEE-HOPE, Hearts100«, in: »Politics Now«
- »CEE-HOPE, Hearts100 empower GBV survivors in Ogun«, in: »The Nice«, 26. September 2023
- »GBV survivors in Ogun receive entrepreneurship skill, support from CEE-HOPE, Hearts100«, in: »The Nigerian Xpress«, 27. September 2023
- »CEE-HOPE, Hearts100 empower GBV survivors in Ogun«, in: »The Sun«, 27. September 2023
right: participants in a cosmetic course