Lift Africa Deploys GBV Referral, Case Coordination System Across 3 Kano LGAs Ahead Summit

Lift Africa Foundation has commenced the operational deployment of its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Justice Systems Reform Framework across three pilot implementation nodes in Kano State—Madobi, Kura, and Kiru Local Government Areas—marking the transition of the model from system design into field-level execution.

The deployment formed part of a structured rollout aimed at operationalising coordinated survivor-centred justice pathways linking law enforcement, health services, legal aid providers, and social protection institutions through standardised referral and case management protocols.

Under the pilot system, Madobi, Kura, and Kiru LGAs are now functioning as early implementation nodes where structured GBV response mechanisms are being activated, including coordinated case intake, referral routing, and inter-agency tracking of cases across justice sector institutions.

According to Aisha Hamman, Founder of Lift Africa Foundation, the pilot represented the first phase of a wider systems transition designed to correct long-standing fragmentation in GBV response.

“What is being implemented in Madobi, Kura, and Kiru is not a programme activity—it is the operationalisation of a justice systems framework. These LGAs are functioning as structured nodes within a coordinated response architecture,” she said.

The pilot implementation focuses onnactivation of designated GBV coordination focal points across participating LGAs; structured referral linkage between police divisions, health facilities, and legal aid services; standardised case documentation and tracking across institutions; coordinated survivor movement through medical, investigative, and legal processes; and reduction of case fragmentation across jurisdictional boundaries.

Initial field-level implementation has shown improved coordination between frontline responders, particularly in ensuring that cases reported within pilot LGAs follow a defined pathway from first response to investigation and legal follow-up.

Justice sector actors involved in the rollout have noted early improvements in inter-agency communication and case handling consistency, particularly in aligning police reporting structures with medical documentation and legal case preparation requirements.

The pilot phase is also serving as a preparatory foundation for the forthcoming Kano Gender Justice Summit, where institutional stakeholders are expected to formally consolidate and validate the framework as a state-level coordination mechanism.

Legal practitioners and protection actors described the emergence of structured operational nodes across Madobi, Kura, and Kiru as a significant shift toward system-based GBV response in Kano State, moving away from fragmented institutional engagement toward coordinated justice delivery.

Stakeholders said lessons from the pilot will inform statewide scaling of the framework, including integration into formal justice, health, and social protection systems across all 44 Local Government Areas of the State.