This memo covers the month of March 2015 (data coding and uploading lags by a month) for the eight NSRP States: Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta.
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Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – February 2015
- 17 April 2015
This memo covers the month of February 2015 (data coding and uploading lags by a month) for the eight NSRP States: Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta.
The Rising Trend of Female Suicide Bombers in Nigeria
- 28 March 2015
BY ANIA SKINNER Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnahlid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (JAS), known widely as Boko Haram, has employed suicide bombers as a terrorist tactic in their insurgency against the Nigerian government since 2011. As of mid-2014, however, reports began to emerge of an alarming new dimension: the use of young women and girls in suicide missions. The first […]
Gender Violence Spikes in Nigerian Election Run-Up
- 25 March 2015
BY HANNAH BLYTH As the tense countdown continues to the Nigerian elections – scheduled to take place this Saturday, March 28 – gender based violence is on the rise. This is not just endemic to Nigeria, but can be linked to wider issues of negative gender attitudes and wider violence in the region.
Violence Affecting Women & Girls Quarterly Report 3
- 12 March 2015
BY PATRICIA TAFT* The following report summarizes the main findings from data collection and analysis for the November 2014 to January 2015 period. The number of overall incidents and fatalities reported in 2014 across the eight target states shows the highest levels of violence since 2009. While types of violence vary across states and time […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – January 2015
- 10 March 2015
This memo covers the month of January 2015 (data coding and uploading lags by a month) for the eight NSRP States: Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta.
Violence Affecting Women & Girls Monthly Memo: January 2015 Data
- 01 March 2015
BY PATRICIA TAFT* In January, the Nigeria Stabilization and Reconciliation Program (NSRP) Sources filter continued to generate more reports about Violence Affecting Women and Girls (VAWG) than any other source integrated onto the platform. As we begin the first quarter of 2015, there are 50 self-identified Agents of Peace focusing on issues of gender in […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – December 2014
- 18 February 2015
This memo covers the month of December (data coding and uploading lags by a month) for the eight NSRP States: Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – November 2014
- 13 January 2015
This memo focuses specifically on the month of November (data coding and uploading lags by a month) for the eight NSRP focus states: Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta.
Violence Affecting Women & Girls Quarterly Report 2
- 08 December 2014
BY PATRICIA TAFT* The following report summarizes the main findings as detailed in three memos, produced during the second quarter of data collection and analysis. Because this project began mid-year (the first monthly memo covered the month of May, and the first Quarterly Report covered the months of May-July) this second Quarterly Report covers the […]