NGO trains 40 on GBV in North East

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BY FATI MUSA MARTE, OCTOBER 09, 2022 | 07:57 PM


As the case of sexual and gender-based violence spikes up in recent years, Grassroots Research Association, GRA has trained 40 persons on how to manage and counter it.

The program was in collaboration with Women's Peace & Humanatarian Initiative as well as Spotlight Initiative.

The one-day training held at Satus Hotel in Maiduguri during the weekend, is the third and last phase of a series of programs meant to help minimize the cases.

The exercise focuses on strengthening social mobilisation and accountability towards ending gender-based violence and violence against women and girls in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe state.

According to International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Nigeria records 1, 287, 750 cases of human rights violations in 2020.

Borno State tops the list in the northeast region with 10, 016 cases after Federal Capital Territory with 10, 299 and Delta state with 14, 735, which records the highest in the country.

The ministry of women affairs in 2021 reported 4, 104 cases of SGBV in six months, January to July.

Participants were drawn from different agencies of governments, non-governmental organisations and other civil society groups. Others are from the Nigrian Police Force, Nigerian Bar Association and community leaders, among others.

Dr. Winner Ben Abba, the facilitator took the participants through social accountability in managing SGBV cases and harnessing the roles of service providers towards effective mobilization through networking and referrals.

Speaking to YERWA EXPRESS NEWS during the training, participants commended the association for organizing such impactful program assuring that they would put what they have learnt into use.

'The impact to me, as a community leader, I would be proud that yes, these cases are being mitigated and at least reduced by the minimum number as possible in the community,' Umar Tijjani, district head of Maisandari Community said.

We have what we call the Ward Development Committee, where we discuss existing problems in our society, and we find solutions to it, at the end of every month.'

He thus, explained that as a community leader, who serves as a linkage between the community and these agencies, he can easily put forward such cases and bring adequate solution in their community.

Mary Stephen, 'a police officer, equally said based on the training am able to understand how am to understand how to relate with the communities and other stakeholders in fighting against GBV.'

She further explained that finding a way to collaborate with other agencies that will make them understand their duties as police officers will help the cause.

She warned people ivolved in such an acts that 'if women are destabilized in society, there is no stability in that community.'

As the case of sexual and gender-based violence spikes up in recent years, Grassroots Research Association has trained 40 persons on how to manage and counter it.

The one-day training held at Satus Hotel in Maiduguri during the weekend, is the third and last phase of a series of programs meant to help minimize the cases.

The exercise focuses on strengthening social mobilisation and accountability towards ending gender-based violence and violence against women and girls in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe state.

According to International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Nigeria records 1, 287, 750 cases of human rights violations in 2020.

Borno State tops the list in the northeast region with 10, 016 cases after Federal Capital Territory with 10, 299 and Delta state with 14, 735, which records the highest in the country.

The ministry of women affairs in 2021 reported 4, 104 cases of SGBV in six months, January to July.

Participants were drawn from different agencies of governments, non-governmental organisations and other civil society groups. Others are from the Nigrian Police Force, Nigerian Bar Association and community leaders, among others.

Dr. Winner Ben Abba, the facilitator took the participants through social accountability in managing SGBV cases and harnessing the roles of service providers towards effective mobilization through networking and referrals.

Speaking to YERWA EXPRESS NEWS during the training, participants commended the association for organizing such impactful program assuring that they would put what they have learnt into use.

'The impact to me, as a community leader, I would be proud that yes, these cases are being mitigated and at least reduced by the minimum number as possible in the community,' Umar Tijjani, district head of Maisandari Community said.

We have what we call the Ward Development Committee, where we discuss existing problems in our society, and we find solutions to it, at the end of every month.'

He thus, explained that as a community leader, who serves as a linkage between the community and these agencies, he can easily put forward such cases and bring adequate solution in their community.

Mary Stephen, 'a police officer, equally said based on the training am able to understand how am to understand how to relate with the communities and other stakeholders in fighting against GBV.'

She further explained that finding a way to collaborate with other agencies that will make them understand their duties as police officers will help the cause.

She warned people ivolved in such an acts that 'if women are destabilized in society, there is no stability in that community.'


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