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Rivers Stop Violence Against Women in Politics End of Project Report RIVERS STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN POLITICS END OF PROJECT REPORT. SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE SUBMITTED BY GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT ACTION (GADA) www.gadanigeria-ph.org [email protected] MAY 2019 TABLE OF CONTENT ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....... ......... ....... 3 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....... ......... ....... 4 2.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY ......... ....... 5 3.0 COMPEDIUM OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENT ......... ....... 6 3.1 STOP-VAWIP ACTIVITIES/OUTCOMES ....... ......... ....... 8 3.2 ADVOCACY VISITS …....... ……… ....... ......... ....... 9 3.3 STOP VAWIP MEDIA ROUNDTABLE ....... ......... ....... 11 3.4 MULTI STAKEHOLDERS FORUM ……… ....... ......... ....... 12 3.4 COMMUNITY BASED TOWN HALL AND SENSITIZATION ON GOTV, VAWIP AND VOTER EDUCATION ACROSS 3 SENATORIAL DISTRICT IN RIVERS STATE. …....... ……… ....... ......... ....... 15 3.6 TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON GOTV/VOTER EDUCATION AND STOP VAWIP CAMPAIGN ……… ....... ......... ....... 16 3.7 COMMUNITY-BASED TOWN HALL AND SENSITIZATION ON GOTV, VAWIP AND VOTER EDUCATION ACROSS 3 SENATORIAL DISTRICT IN RIVERS STATE. …....... ……… ....... ....... 18 3.8 PEACE WALK ON VAWIP AND GOTV CAMPAIGN ....... ....... 20 3.9 Synopsis of NDI/GADA Radio program- Rivers Stop Violence Against Women In Politics(VAWIP)/ Get- Out- The Vote(GOTV) Campaign …....... ……… ....... ......... ....... 21 3.10 DIALOGUE WITH SECURITY AGENCIES ON RESPONSE TO VAWIP 23 3.11 SURVIVAL SERVICE CENTRE /Analysis …....... ……… ....... ...... 27 3.12 RIVERS STATE VAWIP STORIES ……… ....... ......... 29 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ….... ......... ....... 33 5.0 CONCLUSION…....... ……… ....... ......... 34 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Acronyms MDAs Ministries, Departments, and Agencies FIDA International Federation of Women Lawyers SSC Survivors’ Support Centre VAWIP Violence Against Women In Politics NPF Nigeria Police Force GADA Gender and Development Action VAWGs Violence Against Women and Girls FBO Faith-Based Organisation GADA Gender and Development Action UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police CSOs Civil Society Organisations DPO Divisional Police Officer MWA Ministry of Women Affairs MWAN Medical Women Association of Nigeria GOTV Get Out The Votes INEC Independent National Electoral Commission LGA Local Government Area CSO Civil Society Organisation NOA National Orientation Agency NSCDC National Security and Civil Defense Corps SVAC Stop VAWIP Action Committee 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Rivers State Stop Violence Against Women in Politics (Stop-VAWIP) campaign aimed at Increasing Women active political Participation seeks to establish the link between gender-based electoral violence and the low level of participation of women in politics. Its overall goal is to address issues that impede the active participation of women in politics thus enlightening and mobilizing women participation during the 2019elections. The project also sought to document and report VAWIP incidences with a view to providing responses to survivors during the 2019 general elections. Prior to the start of the STOP-VAWIP /GOTV campaign, Rivers State over the decade has experienced some of the worst forms of violent conflict, environmental disasters, disruption of livelihoods and has been one of the flashpoints of electoral violence. Current security threats to the State have been more political in nature due to violence. The fear of violence which has become associated with the political and electoral processes in Nigeria and most especially in Rivers State has made it more difficult for women to fully participate in elections. Violence at the other hand has led to several inconclusive elections and the conduct of re-run elections in various constituencies in Rivers State from March 2015 till date. Elections in Rivers State have been militarized as there have been reports of the proliferation of firearms which has led to increasing in communal unrest, hence reputed to be seen as a targeted tool that deters women from actively participating in the electoral process However, Gender and Development Action (GADA) with Support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) structured the GOTV/S-VAWIP campaign in such a participatory manner and ensured the involvement of women groups , MDAs, security agencies, civil society groups, community mobilisers, and the media who worked tirelessly towards creating an enabling environment for female voters’ participation, sensitizing them against gender-based electoral violence ahead the 2019 general elections. 2.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY Taking into consideration the importance of elections to the democratic process, it is essential that the electorates are well informed, aware and actively participate in the electoral cycle devoid of barriers. It is in recognition of the barriers women face in actively participating in the electoral process that NDI supported Gender and Development Action (GADA) on the Get Out the Vote (GOTV) and Stop Violence Against Women in Politics campaign. The objectives of the GOTV, Voter Education and Voter Information campaign are to: Inform and educate women in Rivers State on all electoral requirements to make sure that they are not excluded from the electoral process. Encourage every eligible female voter in the State to vote in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Increase the turnout of female voters ahead of 2019 general elections. The Rivers GOTV and SVAWIP campaign adopted a multi-stakeholder and pronged approach which involves collaborating and partnership with CSOs, Media, Ministries Department and Agencies, traditional, religious institutions, INEC and Security Agencies to; To have a shared understanding of the issue Work together in the sensitization, conscientization, and mobilization of women and the public to encourage women’s participation in the electoral process on a sustainable basis; cultivating a culture of zero tolerance to VAWIP Report incidence of VAWIP; and Track and provide support to victims of VAWIP. To address the growing concern on the effect of gender-Based Electoral Violence on women’s participation in Politics and Governance in Nigeria, NDI piloted the Stop Violence Against Women in Politics projects in Bayelsa and Kogi in 2015, Ondo and Edo in 2016,and Osun 2019 which were adjudged successful as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) noted that the November 26, 2016 election in Ondo recorded the highest number of women voters recorded in the history of the state and the Edo election recorded a near 100% violence against women free election. It is against this backdrop that NDI scaled up the campaign to Rivers State to encourage women in the State to come out en-masse to vote during the election The objectives of the Stop Violence Against Women in Politics campaign are to: To create awareness about violence against women in politics and facilitate the process of challenging set attitudes and beliefs around it; To advocate to relevant stakeholders on addressing issues of violence against women in politics; To track and respond to VAWIP incidents during the election with the use of on the ground observation and citizens report through a hotline The S-VAWIP campaign was also designed to provide support services for VAWIP survivors (legal, psychological, medical, emergency shelter, dispute resolution, etc. Consequently, the campaign built in the collection, collation and analysis of VAWIP data gotten through telephone 3.0 COMPENDIUM OF ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENT GADA developed activities gave the campaign rousing visibility in the State. Through, the awareness creation the IEC materials came in handy and served as a springboard for a lease of life and a totally new perspective to the status quo. Women and even their male counterparts began to realize that a new thrust was a welcome development and not the archaic focus that criminalized the women population with reference to their participation in electoral processes. Gradually the campaign train moved to media organizations to enable a partnership that will further strengthen the initiative already begun. The move received a rousing welcome by lots of media organizations who gave total support and on several occasions invited our team to media chats. Our media roundtable thus, became one great channel to stakeholders and this enabled us to reach our target audience in Rivers State as our message through the media organizations were broadcast in local languages during their news in Rivers languages reaching a wider range of the public. It is therefore not surprising that massive turn out of women was recorded during the Presidential /National Assembly elections in March 2019. Through the hotline the survivors service centre received over 52 reported incidents during the presidential election. Our reports show that many women voters in Rivers experienced physical violence, threats to life, coercions, intimidation and harassments before and during the election, resulting in grievous bodily harm and threats to their lives. The SVAWIP campaign took advantage of different fora like; Post election town hall meetings and rallies held by GADA’s SVAWIP partners (INEC,NOA P4P et al) to pass on SVAWIP messages contributing to the campaign success GADA held several one-on-one meeting, First with the Deputy Governor of Rivers State Her Excellency, Dr.Mrs IPalibo Banigo who gave her full commitment to the project mandate and assured us that more women will turn out to vote in the 2019 general elections after the
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