The shelter is to ensure the preservation of life, safety, stability, empowerment and subsequently the reintegration of survivors back into the society.
government has through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, opened the Eko Haven, a 30-bed shelter for survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence .
She said: “Opening the shelter was the state government’s prompt response to the burgeoning demand to ensure preservation of life, safety, stability, empowerment and subsequently the reintegration of survivors back into the society”. “With this intervention, it is our hope that survivors in abusive relationships would find the courage to break the culture of silence, speak up and speak out with the assurance that help is just a call away,” she said.
Other services to help survivors address their trauma are empowerment activities, personal and legal advocacy and in-house psychosocial support, she said.She added that the shelter is located at a confidential location with on-site security precautions and a gated entry.
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