Global statistics according
to the World Health Organisation (WHO), reveal that about 1 in 3 (35%) of women
worldwide have experienced either physical and/ or sexual intimate partner
violence or non-partner violence in their lifetime.
These account for the major
public health problems and violations of women’s human rights. Advocates for Youth, a 32-year-old Washington-based
organization, has recorded that in Sub-Saharan Africa, violence against women
is a widespread problem and in Nigeria specifically, 81% of married women
report verbal and physical abuse by their husbands with 46% reporting being
abused in the presence of their children.
Also, according to the
guardian UK, more than 40% (2 in 5) of domestic violence victims are male,
contradicting popular belief that it is almost only women that are left
battered and bruised.
Founded by Paul Akinyemi
Thomson in 2009, Comfort Empowerment and Advocacy Foundation (CEAF) is a
non-governmental organization (NGO) created to aid victims of domestic abuse
and end gender based violence through public awareness and engagement campaigns
and pushing to enforce laws that will protect everyone irrespective of gender.
The team comprises of
trained and able counselors as well as experienced lawyers who are ready to
prosecute legal causes from start to finish. CEAF has also partnered with the
well known Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) of the
Lagos State government and the Sexual Violence Counselling team of Mirabel
Centre, which is the very first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in
Nigeria that also boasts of over 30 sexual abuse counselors, trained to provide
psycho-social support for victims of abuse.
CEAF is resolute on
breaking social barriers and stigma, normalizing the conversation around
domestic violence and sexual assault and as a matter of urgency, increasing
resources to address the issue.
CEAF Social Media details:
Visit our website for more
information
Website: http://ceaf.ng
Facebook: @ceafng
Twitter: @ceafng
Instagram: @ceafng
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