Community-based intervention is a major strategy through which gender-based violence (GBV) is being addressed in many communities in Nigeria. Despite the wide adoption of this approach, research focusing on its utility is rare. Therefore, this study aims to investigates the community-based intervention strategies being adopted for addressing GBV against women and girls in Ogun State, Nigeria.
The exploratory cum cross-sectional research design was employed. Qualitative methodology involving triangulation of in-depth interview (IDI), key-informant interview (KII) and focus group discussion (FGD) was principally utilised for the elicitation of data from the study respondents.
Results showed that most of the respondents affirmed that community-based intervention is a useful approach for the handling and management of GBV. However, a segment of the respondents was skeptical about the utility of the approach as they claimed it tended, in some cases, to shield perpetrators of GBV, while also denying victims access to justice.
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is original as it focused on an important subject matter on which there is limited empirical information in Nigeria.
