Fame Foundation
  • search
  • Icon menu canvas
    • Home
    • About Us
      • Mission and Vision
      • Aims and Objectives
      • Our Values
      • Our Team
      • Our Ethics Charter
      • Annual Report
      • Financial Statement
      • Volunteer
    • Project
    • Conference
    • Blog
    • Partners
    • Contact Us
Fame Foundation
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission and Vision
    • Aims and Objectives
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Ethics Charter
    • Annual Report
    • Financial Statement
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
  • Projects
  • Conference
  • Blog
  • Partners

16 Days: Sensitization Programme for Women and Girls against Domestic Violence.

Homepage Blog 16 Days: Sensitization Programme for Women and Girls against Domestic Violence.
Blog, News

16 Days: Sensitization Programme for Women and Girls against Domestic Violence.

December 2, 2020
By Anna Mambula
0 Comment
180 Views

FAME Foundation Volunteer Assembly organized a sensitization programme in line with the 16 days of Activism for women and girls against domestic violence at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, Durumi, Area 1 on November 28, 2020.

The outreach program is one of the many events organized under the FAME Empowerment Project, an initiative set up to empower rural women and girls by provided them with information and knowledge not within their reach and also empowering them with skill sets which they can use to better their living and communities.

The aim of this sensitization programme was the educate refugee women and girls on sexual and gender based violence, especially domestic violence which is common in their locality.

FAME volunteers enlightened the women and girls on various topics and being a rural setting, a Hausa translator was engaged for effective communication.

The talk session comprised of four speakers with each having 10 minutes to relay their message.

First Session: Folake Oyebade, FAME Global Coordinator, educated the women and girls on the importance of good hygienic practices. She further encouraged girls to speak out and seek for help when needed. She also stated that the women should support and assist one another, especially in times of trouble and needs.

Second Session: Conducted by Swat Teku, who educated women and girls on the need to learn and involve in a trade/skills. She emphasized that this will help them towards being independent, productive and empowered. She stated that the chances of an empowered woman being abused is slimmer compared to that of an unempowered woman.

Third Session: Damilola Ayomide, an environmentalist and climate change advocate educated the women and girls on recycling and the need to keep their environment clean in order to promote healthy living conditions. He also stated that money can be saved and earned through recycling.

Fourth Session: FAME’s Programme Manager, Anna Mambula, spoke to the women on the life after IDP Camp, stating that she was sure everyone of them there hopes for an end to the insurgency happening in some parts of the country, so all can return back home. She admonish the women to think about their lives after leaving the IDP Camp and also look for means of livelihood to save up from, so as not to be burdens to others. She encouraged the women to co-habit in peace and harmony, always supporting and helping their fellow woman as much as they can.

FAME Executive Director, Ms. Aderonke Bello ended the session by advising women and girls on the importance of empowering and educating themselves towards being independent. She also stated that women and girls need to speak out against gender based violence.

Towards the end of the outreach, gifts items comprising of face masks, clothes, shoes, etc. which was donated by the foundation and its volunteers were distributed to the refugee women and girls.

 

 

Tags: 16 days Activism empowerment girls refugee sensitization women

Previous Story
PLAY IT DREAM IT MINI HANDBOOK GUIDE LAUNCH
Next Story
FAME Foundation Launches Play It Dream It Book For IDP Girls

Related Articles

political

Five ways policymakers and political parties can nurture women leaders

This report, ‘Women’s political careers: where do leaders come from?’...

1000 Vulnerable Women to Benefit from FG Cash Transfer and Risk Communication and Collect Community Engagement Project in Borno

One thousand vulnerable women in Borno state are to benefit...

Contact Us

Media Inquiries
Email: press@famefoundatiowg.org
Phone: +2348189015120
Requests for other information

info@famefoundationwg.org

[current_year_with_copyright_symbol] All rights reserved.

subscribe to our newsletter

Recent Comments

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org

    Tags

    "Football for Better Balance" #playitdreamit #PlayitDreamitTuesday #Sports4DevTuesday 2019 International Women’s Day (IWD) Abuja advocacy conference covid covid-19 CSOs education empowerment equality FAME Foundation fame volunteers female FGM FIFA football GBV gender girl child girls IDG2020 idp kaduna Nigeria outreach police Professor project projects rape SGBV sports STEM university VAPP bill Violence volunteering volunteers woman women women in sports

    Fame Foundation

    • Contact
    • Privacy
    • Cookies notice
    • Empowerment Training
    • Child Protection Training
    • 1girl1pen
    • Girl's Empowerment
    • Conference
    • Gallery

    CONNECT WITH US

    Tweets by famefoundationF

    Copyright (c) FAME Foundation | All rights reserved.
    SearchPostsLogin
    Thursday, 15, Apr
    Funke Agbor Emerges 1st Female President Of NMLA
    Thursday, 15, Apr
    Dr. Hajo Sani; Aisha Buhari’s biographer and others bag appointments
    Thursday, 15, Apr
    Governor Sule Swears In Nasarawa’s First Female Chief Judge
    Thursday, 15, Apr
    FUTO GETS NEW VC – THE FIRST FEMALE VC
    Wednesday, 14, Apr
    Ondo State Gets New Accountant-General
    Tuesday, 13, Apr
    SAD: How beautiful young Lawyer, Barrister Adaeze Ikpeama was killed by her Husband

    Welcome back,