Noun
SGBV (uncountable)
Initialism of sexual and gender-based violence.
A non governmental organization, Project Alert in their drive for adequate awareness on Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has begun market outreach to sensitize people in Sokoto state. Source: Internet
CSOs, who had been the lone voices calling attention and providing support to survivors of SGBV in Nigeria also upped the ante in responding to SGBV. Source: Internet
President Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 24th July 2020 opened the Sexual Offences Model Court (SOMC) for victims and survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Source: Internet
He said by their own numbers, the total number of SGBV cases for 2018 was 2,145 but increased in 2019 to 2,590 cases indicating that "so far this year, about 600 cases were reported from Jan-March with only 32 cases prosecuted." Source: Internet
"The DNA machine will definitely identify the right perpetrators and the safe home will provide temporary shelter, but the scars from SGBV are permanent." Source: Internet
"The President and government are called upon to respond to the pain of its people and take the needed action to prevent SGBV urgently. Source: Internet