STAMP OUT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (FGM/RAPE/DSV)

SIRP is an acronym for Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP), an NGO based in Nigeria that is pragmatically committed to ending FGM in Nigeria. It was set up in response to the urgent need for philanthropic support to address the various issues confronting vulnerable persons (women, children, disabled persons and youth) especially in rural areas of the country. Since inception, the organization has been adequately supporting vulnerable people in rural areas of Nigeria, through poverty alleviation and rights advocacy. SIRP is one of the sterling organizations that have thrown their weight behind efforts to eradicate the potentially deadly practice of FGM in Nigeria. 1.0               Background information about Society for the Improvement of Rural People SIRP is an NGO founded in 1988 but officially registered with Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 1999. Its registration number is 3...

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Whenever a RAPE case is reported, what often crops up in people’s mind is that ‘A ‘man’ is the ‘attacker’ while a ‘woman’ is the ‘victim’!’ ­ RAPE is a MAN’S CRIME – it seems so but it would be imprudent to lay the blame on men alone, as women are guilty as well! Though it is not commonly reported, or even discussed, females commit a significant number of rapes, as men.