The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for January 2016.
Category Archives: Patricia Taft
Confronting the Unthinkable: The Complex Dimensions Behind Women and Child Suicide Bombers in Northern Nigeria
- 29 February 2016
BY PATRICIA TAFT AND KENDALL LAWRENCE In the early morning hours of February 9, 2016, in a sprawling camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno State, three young girls thought to be looking for shelter, were welcomed inside. What the guards who admitted them didn’t know, however, was that […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – December 2015
- 29 February 2016
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for December 2015.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Quarterly Report 6
- 17 February 2016
BY PATRICIA TAFT* This report summarizes the main findings as detailed in three memos produced during the sixth quarter of data collection and analysis. This quarterly report covers the time period from August to October 2015.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – November 2015
- 29 January 2016
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for November 2015.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – October 2015
- 06 January 2016
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for October 2015.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – September 2015
- 16 November 2015
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for September 2015. Total reports of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) received by the NSRP Observatory decreased slightly in the month of September, following an increase in reporting in August. Despite the dip in September […]
Preventing 2015 Election Violence in the Niger Delta
- 28 October 2015
Published October 28, 2015 By The Fund for Peace, Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, and Academic Associates PeaceWorks* In the run-up to the 2015 Nigeria general and state elections, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) deployed the Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU) in three states to undertake a holistic […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – August 2015
- 21 October 2015
This memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta for August 2015.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Quarterly Report 5
- 20 October 2015
BY PATRICIA TAFT* This report summarizes the main findings as detailed in three memos produced during the fifth quarter of data collection and analysis. This quarterly report covers the time period from May to July 2015. The top three themes related to VAWG during this period were insurgency, sexual violence, and domestic abuse. Other themes […]