GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILENIGERIAMEASURESANNUAL BUDGET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Annual Budget to Address the Issue of Violence against Women
Type of Measure
Budgets > Government allocation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2011
Brief Description
The Government ensures that some funds are allocated towards projects and programmes that aim at reducing violence against women from the yearly budgetary allocation, although the funds are usually not adequate. About three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), which is approximately 2% of the budget, is appropriated yearly to the issue of VAW under a mandated legislation.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Nigeria to the questionnaire on violence against women 2011
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