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Society to Heighten Awareness of Women and Children Abuse

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women in power and decision-making Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Climate change Disaster management and vulnerability Education Gender equality Health Partnerships Poverty Sustainable development in a globalizing world Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Nigeria
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	Mission: SOTHAWACA is dedicated to breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect. We fight for the rights of women and children. Vision: A place to develop understanding and supportive friendships with other people who know the roller that violence can cause. Our desire to support victims and survivors come directly from our hearts with no strings attached. We are determined to provide another resource to those who come to us looking for it. Objectives: • To cater for sexually abused children and victims of domestic violence. • Empowerment of women in the grassroots. • To create awareness on issues relating to safety of destitute, widows, women, orphans and children. • To encourage commitment of change in social development, policies and legislation as it relates to abuse. • To provide support for survivors/survivals of rape, trafficking, domestic violence and abusive relationships. • To discourage bullying, harassment, trafficking in persons especially children and sexual intimidation/molestation of children and teenagers. • To help educate and create awareness about HIV/AIDS for everyone including those who are negative. Basically, we are supporters and volunteers who encompass a diverse range of religious beliefs and perspectives. We render services to women, children families who fall under these categories. We welcome and encourage anyone who wants to make life better for all those who fall within our scope. We encourage victims and survivors to tell their stories without scarring them. We aim at supporting public safety and positive change of children, families and communities through guidance, education and empowerment. We are advocates that target all levels of decision making especially on the local/regional level. We focus on issues relating to the role of women and children in peace-building, with the aim of motivating the women and children in particular to take action. Also, we act as a voice to create awareness by standing up and speaking out against violence in our midst especially as it affects women and children. Legislative and advocacy policy is of paramount importance to us. We are affiliated and partners with organizations who share in our vision in championing our noble cause to ensure that appropriate measures and interventions are provided to stop child abuse (sexual abuse of children) and violence against women.
Year established:	1999
Year of registration:	2013
Organizational structure:	SOTHAWACA engages in various activities that show-cases our visions as well as address our challenges. We use our extensive knowledge in children and societal issues to map out strategies that helps children improve their profile. We develop and disseminate programs that foster children development to getting deeper commitment to values from parents and guidance. We have exhibited a high level of unequaled experiences in imparting skills and commitment to values of children. We have been consistent in inculcating life skills to not just the children but also to their parents and caregivers.We hold our Stakeholders Forum for parents in a given community and the police about the safety of our children. Not too long ago, we undertook a 5 Days program in conjunction with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism #reportwomen #thevoicesofwomenintheruralareasmustbeheard. After this social research program, we decided to start a program called the Train the Trainer (TTT) that would aid in equipping all with skills and knowledge required to effectively carry out the objectives of our program. Our area of focus was on Child development programs; Child health and Nutrition programs; Child care and support programs and family strengthening programs. The core of our child development program addressed the survival, mental, physical, emotional and psychosocial development of the indigent child. Through this program, we send children back to school, help improve their performance and provide them with the necessary innovative and educative tools. Our Train the Trainer approach incorporates various teacher training programs towards improving children’s learning outcomes. We found that in our cause of investigating that so many children eligible for primary school education were out of school due to poverty thereby making indigent children drop-out. Our Child mentoring program is aimed at giving care and attention to children especially the girl child through teaching, mentoring, training, coaching and counseling. It is to serve as a platform for the transformation of the indigent children because mentoring of a child will help the child to develop essential skills that will help them realize their potentials and dreams. Mentor-ship is a platform for raising great kids. We engage in sensitization Seminars and Campaigns on a very regular basis. This is due to the widespread of the trend of the lack of good parenting and child follow-up, peer pressure amongst children and youth in our society, emotional instability, teenage pregnancies and gross ignorance engraved in the decision making measures of our teenagers in schools especially in the secondary/post-primary schools. In addition to this, we offer sensitization programs on Sex, HIV/AIDS, support and counseling sessions confidentially to combat the fast deteriorating dilemma for thousands of women and children across the grass root communities where we operate from. Our team also educates women and children especially the girl-child on the necessary life skills and medical counseling sessions on regular health issues encountered. This we do in collaboration with the Health Services Initiative, the Nigeria Medical Association (Edo State Chapter) and the State Ministry of Health. Our Special Project Beneficiaries Include: a.Young girls and Women victims of sexual and gender based violence; b. Victims of Human Trafficking/Sex trafficking especially child prostitution; c. Widows; d. Married women and single ladies in general seeking avenues for empowerment in all its ramifications as to boost personal fulfillment and productivity.
Number and type of members:	A Board of Trustees 6 members Staff Strength 3 members Advisers 6 members Volunteers 5 members
Affiliation with NGO networks:	CIVICUS; Nigerian Network of Non Govermental Organizations; NAYD; National Council of Child Rights Advocate of Nigeria; Child Protection Network; The Gatehouse International, Canada
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Fees for education and training services Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:	Contributions from Board of Trustees, Members, Friends and Family members

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