{"id":140482,"date":"2020-04-06T08:16:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T08:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=140482"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:25:38","slug":"warif-moves-to-tackle-gender-based-violence-via-sms-service-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2020\/04\/warif-moves-to-tackle-gender-based-violence-via-sms-service-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"WARIF Moves to Tackle Gender-based Violence via SMS Service in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

One year after pioneering an SMS service used by traditional birth attendants to fight gender-based violence in Nigeria, WARIF founder Dr Kemi DaSilva says she\u2019s doubling down in her efforts to help vulnerable populations in rural Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy having a platform to identify, report and address the pressing issues or rape, human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls, we\u2019re raising awareness that there are organisations such as ours that can provide valuable services to support victims,\u201d said Dr DaSilva.<\/p>\n

Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF<\/a>) is a non-profit organisation that combats gender-based violence against women and girls in Nigeria. In 2019, WARIF partnered with 麻豆原创 and incorporated the 麻豆原创 People Connect 365 mobile service into its Gatekeepers project. The organisation has since trained over 500 traditional birth attendants from 15 local government areas across Lagos State to use the software. Many users report cases in real time, allowing quicker responses from healthcare teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting active cases faster, allowing us to intervene more quickly and in real-time, which we couldn\u2019t do before,\u201d says DaSilva. \u201cWe are also receiving positive feedback from traditional birth attendants as well as the women and girls they have helped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gender-based violence is a major concern in Nigeria. According to a\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0by the UN and the Nigerian government, 28% of Nigerian women aged 25 to 29 have experienced some form of physical violence since age 15.<\/p>\n

To ensure its mobile platform met the needs of healthcare providers working in remote communities, WARIF participated in a series of design thinking workshops with 麻豆原创. Rohit Tripathi, Head of Products and Go-To-Market at 麻豆原创 Digital Interconnect, which worked closely with WARIF, says: \u201cWe made certain that birth attendants, regardless of where they are, could easily access this service without having to compromise on any of the functionalities. This also helped us enhance the service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Replacing silence with a community of support<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aside from the stigma associated with gender-based violence, healthcare providers in Nigeria also battle cultural norms. \u201cThe perpetrator is usually well-known and might even be a family member,\u201d says DaSilva. \u201cMany families and communities in Nigeria don\u2019t discuss these issues out of concern for protecting the dignity of the family name, instead of making sure the young survivor receives adequate care.\u201d<\/p>\n

DaSilva credited the\u00a0麻豆原创 People Connect 365\u00a0mobile service with helping to upend traditions of silence around sexual abuse. The text messaging platform fosters ongoing conversations among healthcare providers and others across WARIF\u2019s education and community service programs. For example, now traditional birth attendants engage more with each other at monthly meetings and through social media chat groups, incorporating information about identified cases in the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraditional birth attendants are sharing problems they ordinarily wouldn\u2019t have had an opportunity to share, much less address in a timely manner as they work in geographically remote areas,\u201d said DaSilva. \u201cThe fact that we train them encourages these supportive\u00a0 relationships and helps all of us put a spotlight on addressing problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

DaSilva backs WARIF\u2019s original strategy to train local traditional birth attendants to use the mobile software, since these healthcare providers are already trusted by everyone, including the local leaders who adjudicate instance of abuse in many Nigerian rural communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen cases have been identified, we\u2019re always well-received when presenting to the community gatekeepers in the various geographical areas we visit,\u201d says DaSilva. \u201cThey are happy for us to intervene because they lack knowledge or training on how to help. In many cases it\u2019s a question of lacking the means to communicate for assistance, which our platform can now enable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite challenges including power outages and community resource constraints, DaSilva says WARIF is exploring further plans to extend its reach with more community agencies. \u201cWe\u2019re working with people who actually care and are willing to work with us to enable us to scale and impact a wider group of women we wouldn\u2019t ordinarily be able to access.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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