The project which was implemented from July 2020 to January 2021 was scaled up to two Local Government Areas (LGAs) and implemented in the selected 6 new communities and they include Gauta, Yara and Yelwa communities in Keffi LGA; and Gurku, New Karu and Tudun-Wada communities in New Karu LGA. The LGAs and Communities were selected based on a needs assessment and existing community structures to respond to violence. The project was designed to
To ascertain the impact of the project and how much it was able to achieve its goals and objectives, surveys were conducted before project implementation to provide baseline data, and after the completion of the project to provide endline data.
The project was designed to address issues of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the target communities by increasing community knowledge and understanding of women’s and girls’ rights and addressing the gaps in the community response to issues of VAWG.
