- Make you sabi more about di artist
- About the 16 Days
- About UNFPA's impact
Voices Wey You No Dey Hear
Etinosa Yvonne
Etinosa Yvonne (b. 1989) na documentary fotographer wey be Nigerian citizen. She dey work with so many art forms and media, include fotography and fidio.
Places where she dey put eye for her work na to dey talk about subject and how dey relate to di human condition and social injustice. Etinosa dey see her art as a tool wey she go use bring social change.
Her partnership with UNFPA for di 16 days campaign against violence wey dey target women (25 November - 10 December 2020) na di extention of di multimedia project wey dey go on, All Dey For My Head, wey dey talk about how di pipo wey survive violent conflict for Nigeria dey take cope.
Through di All Dey For My Head project, Etinosa goal na to dey support make dem give pipo di right for increase access to mental health for a long time and psychosocial support service which go help di pipo wey survive violence to dey cope with dia environment.
Etinosa dey among di six talent wey dem select for di 2020 cycle of di World press foto 6X6 Africa talent. Dem don show her work for other countries, come publish am for so many outlet wey dey different countries, wey include BBC, The Guardian and Al-Jazeera.
Since 1991, from 25 November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) until 10 December (Human Rights Day), the international community has observed the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Over the years, UNFPA’s campaigns during the 16 Days have raised awareness, galvanized advocacy and highlighted actions taken to combat various forms of gender-based violence: sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation, intimate partner violence and rape, among other atrocities.
However, this work is never over after the 16 Days. UNFPA works in more than 130 countries to stop violence and to support survivors every day. In 2019, UNFPA provided medical and mental psychosocial support to more than 760,000 people who have experienced gender-based violence. Meanwhile, programmes to end child marriage reached 2.5 million girls, and 300,000 women and girls accessed programmes to prevent or address female genital mutilation.
In line with the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, UNFPA is committed to ending gender-based violence and harmful practices by 2030.
Hurairah*, 15, was able to avoid child marriage with the help of her mother, who learned about the impact of this harmful practice at a UNFPA safe space in northeastern Nigeria. Photo: © Etinosa Yvonne for UNFPA
More than a decade ago, the insurgent group Boko Haram began its reign of terror in northeastern Nigeria, forcing millions of people to flee their homes and settle in camps for internally displaced persons (IDP). In response, in collaboration with local host communities and the Government of Nigeria, UNFPA has established integrated safe space centres where women and young people can develop healing and restorative coping mechanisms, acquire needed reproductive health services, and rebuild their lives from the trauma they have experienced.
Amina* managed to escape after being held captive by Boko Haram insurgents for four years. She says the counseling she receives at the UNFPA safe space has helped improve her mental health. Photo: © Etinosa Yvonne for UNFPA
Since the conflict erupted, UNFPA has established 37 safe spaces across the region, offering medical and clinical care, including maternal health care; mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS); and livelihood skills training. Participants also learn about health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services like family planning and menstrual hygiene. “All our safe spaces across IDP and host communities are equipped to facilitate safety and a conducive environment for IDPs to socialize, rebuild their social networks, create new networks and have peace of mind,” says Dr. Midala Usman Balami, UNFPA’s humanitarian analyst in Borno state. “It takes away some of the pain and suffering,” he says.
Hurairah* and her mother share a laugh in their home while knitting baby accessories for sale. Photo: © Etinosa Yvonne for UNFPA
*The 16 women and girls featured in “Unheard Voices from Nigeria,” whose names have been changed for privacy and protection, are receiving support from UNFPA safe spaces.
All over di world, violence wey dem dey do against women na di human right law wey dem dey spoil all di time
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04 Sep. 2019
Teen Vogue
23 July 2020
The Guardian
19 Nov. 2018
NBC Montana
04 June 2020
BBC News
01 Oct. 2020
CBS News
09 June 2020
Thomson Reuters
06 April 2020
UN News
For Nigeria, e don almost reach 30 percent of women wey don experience violence against women
Di Boko Haram attack wey happun for Northeast over di past 10 years don make women and girls di target for violence against women, di consequence of di damage from di fight wey dey go on. Di hoodlums wey carry gun dey rape women and girls wey dem kidnap and force dem to marry during di time wey dem capture dem. If dem manage to escape, dem dey get shock attack when dia communities banish dem. Dem dey force dose pipo wey manage escape dose tins to marry as a pikin or make dem dey suffer beating for dia husband hand.
6 in 10
women for North-eastern Nigeria don experience some kind violence against women
Yobe
Borno
Adamawa
6 in 10
women for North-eastern Nigeria don experience some kind violence against women
53%
of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in these three states are women and girls
7.9 million pipo
wey pass half of di population for dis region - need help of material assistance for 2020
If they manage to escape, they are further traumatized when ostracized by their communities. All crisis-affected women, even if not survivors of abduction, face heightened risk of gender-based violence, such as child marriage and beatings at the hands of their husbands.