Gender-based violence in Osun State is rarely reported to formal authorities first. It is reported to a pastor, an imam, a women's fellowship leader. This project works with that reality rather than against it.
We convene community dialogues that bring clergy, women's groups and youth representatives into the same room, and we equip faith leaders with referral pathways, survivor-centred listening skills, and the theological grounding to preach against violence with confidence.
Quarterly dialogues are held in host communities across Osogbo, with follow-up mentoring for every leader who takes part.
Ending Gender-Based Violence: Programme Review
What changed when referral pathways for survivors were placed inside congregations rather than alongside them.
