#16DAYSOF ACTIVITIES 2022: WEWE Others Walk Against Gender Based Violence To Create Awareness

Oru Leonard

In a bid to further sensitize the public on the dangers of violence against the vulnerable, the Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE), with support from Irish AID, the Nigerian government and CSO partners, on Wednesday took a walk from Berger to Wuse Market in Abuja.

According to a statement made available to News Dot Africa, the aim is for stakeholders to UNITE, create awareness on GBV prevention and the need to report cases to the authorities to in order to end GBV against women and girls in FCT.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, (FMWA), International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). National Council of Women Society, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Children, and Youth Protection Foundation, African Women Lawyers Association, Child Protection Network (CPN) – FCT – National Council of Women’s Society, PrimeAge Development Initiative, Thrivebridge Initiative for Social Dev and Child Protection-Hub