The DOHS Cares for Vulnerable Women and Children Foundation has launched a Femicide Observatory in Nigeria to study and monitor gender-motivated killings of women. This initiative follows the organization’s awareness march on April 4, 2024, and aims to collect data on violence against women while developing sustainable prevention and intervention strategies in line with the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.

Over the past year, DOHS Cares has drafted a bill criminalizing femicide, tracked cases, and raised awareness.

The DOHS Cares Foundation will partner with feminist groups, government agencies, and civil society organizations working to end gender-based violence. This collaboration will promote research on the root causes of femicide and effective interventions while providing support services such as counseling, legal assistance, and economic empowerment programs for victims of violence against women and girls.

The observatory will also work on publishing data on Femicide in Nigeria.