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Violence against women in elections (VAWE) keeps women out of political life and yet it is often dismissed as part of campaigning or goes unreported. Ahead of Zambia’s August 2026 general elections, Spotlight Initiative, through UNFPA, adapted the grievance mechanism it used in the 2024 drought response into a national VAWE reporting and grievance mechanism. Anchored in Lifeline/Childline Zambia’s toll-free 933 and 116 helplines, it uses dedicated intake procedures and links each report to the Zambia Police, the National Prosecution Authority, the Electoral Commission and the Human Rights…

In 2022, Spotlight Initiative, in partnership with Partnership for Justice, established the Nana Khadija Centre. This One Stop Centre is located in a Specialist Hospital within Sokoto State, Nigeria. The One Stop Centre provides rapid response and rehabilitation services to survivors of VAWG and is linked to a shelter that provides a safe environment for survivors who need a short-term place to stay. It also provides counselling services, medico-legal support, legal support and police support. They have a pharmacy that distributes necessary medicine to providers for free and they provide non…