Spotlight Initiative Interventions and Impacts in Cross River State

* Strengthened capacity of 30 Judges and Magistrates now adjudicating over SGV and VAWG related cases.

• Empowered and built capacities of 30 State Law Officers {SMOJ} and Police Prosecutors for

effective and supportive response to victims of Sexual Violence and Gender Based Crimes.

* Designed and published a comprehensive training manual on SRHR for CSOs/CBOs/networks/groups and coalitions to use for training on ending VAWG

* 208 in and out-of-school adolescent girls (including girls with disability and survivors of violence) across 35 communities in 5 LGAs of Cross River state (Akamkpa, Calabar Municipal, Calabar South, Obanliku & Odukpani) have their capacities developed on Life Skills, and knowledge enhanced on SGBV, ASRHR, FGM and HIV/AIDS prevention and response

* Trainings on Literacy/numeracy skills, including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) - 20,000 beneficiaries were provided basic literacy and numeracy skills and information on SRHR. Beneficiaries were girls and women between the ages of 10 to 65 years who are SGBV/HTP survivors; those with disabilities; living with HIV/AIDS; CEFM survivors; and those who dropped out of school due to teenage pregnancy or economic reasons; as well as widows with children but with no means of livelihood.

* Establishment of a functional Situation Room hosted at the CRS GBV response Centre of the SMoWA

* Built capacities of 800 CSOs/CBOs, women groups and networks, individual advocates design, implement/manage interventions to end violence against women and girls (EVAWG) and promote SRHRs for women and girls.