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The acronym WRAPA means different things to different people as we were told. It symbolizes the ordinary "wrapa” (one piece cloth) worn by the women folk, worn by all Nigerian women, thereby underscoring its national outlook and impact. It is a rights based NGO seeking to influence recognition and respect as well as the acceleration of the enjoyment of...
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: Consultant
Languages Required: English, Hausa
Starting Date: 01 September 2019
End Date: 31 March 2020
Duration of Initial Contract: 7 Months
Line Manager: Project Officer
Background
Violence against vulnerable persons, including women, is prevalent in Nigeria. In addition to physical, sexual and emotional abuse, many women in Nigeria experience female genital mutilation/circumcision, forceful ejection from home, and other harmful traditional practices stemming from long-held cultural beliefs. Despite the increase in reportage, legal provisions and hurdles in the administration of justice provide women with little protection against violence.
At the national and state levels the application of the Penal and Criminal Codes are perceived to offer little relief and at worst compound the situation. Section 55 1(d) of the Penal Code (applicable in Northern Nigeria) upholds corrective beating of a child, pupil, servant or wife as long as this does not cause grievous bodily harm. Meanwhile grievous bodily harm could include the loss of a limb or injuries warranting a 42 days’ hospitalisation. The punishment is less in the case of woman than in the case of a man. While rape is punishable by life imprisonment in Nigeria, the laborious process of proving rape, the pain and shame of reliving the experience coupled with societal pressure to keep silent, victim blaming, and stigma, often dissuade women from reporting sexual violence.
Customary law offers even less protection. Under Shari'a, a husband can withdraw maintenance if his wife refuses sexual intercourse while a woman alleging rape must produce four witnesses, the same way corroboration is demanded of a woman who alleges rape in common law. A 2010 Africa for Women’s Rights report showed that if the rape is not proven, a woman can be punished for adultery with a prison sentence or flogging. The laws to tackle gender-based violence within this context are inadequate to address this problem. WRAPA is proposing interventions to push for the effective implementation of the Penal Code and Special Rights Agency (SRA) Law in Adamawa state. This is in response to the increasing prevalence of SGBV in Adamawa State; improve access to justice for women, children and persons with disabilities; thereby strengthening observance of the rule of law in Nigeria.
In dealing with the impunity of SGBV, WRAPA recognizes that external input alone cannot deliver sustainable results for persons of concern. Protection and response strategies are more effective when they are designed, implemented and monitored with the meaningful engagement of persons affected and effected in all stages of the process. This approach shifts the focus from individual service delivery to enhancing the capacities of people of concern, and their communities to be active agents in their own protection.
Against this backdrop, in partnership with the Rule of Law and Accountability Project, funded by the British Council, WRAPA is working to set up, and establish additional channels of access points for SGBV victims to request and receive medical, counselling, legal and social support services.
Job Description
Recruitment Objective
Duties and Responsibilities
Expected Deliverables:
Education and Personal Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess all or most of the following:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter only to: wrapa399@gmail.com using their Names & Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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