16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS SSPWA, PIND INTENSIFY CRUSADE AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN UVWIE LGA



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Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, an annual event instituted by the United Nations is observed every November 25th to December 10th to create awareness against gender-based violence globally.


In commemorating the 2022 edition, the South South Professional Women Association SSPWA in conjunction with Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta PIND during the sixteen days advocacy, took the campaign against gender violence to the nook and cranny of Delta State.


The sixteen days of global activism against gender based violence is an international advocacy to eliminate violence against women and girls. 


The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, which is Human Rights Day.


South South Professional Women Association SSPWA in conjunction with Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta PIND for the past sixteen days have been engaging different community leaders, schools and faith-based organizations as well as motor parks and markets with the aim of drumming support to end gender based violence in the society.


Delta State chairperson of SSPWA, Dr Joyce Ogwezi who noted that violence against women and girls ranges from domestic, verbal, physical, and sexual among others, called on victims to always speak out and implored critical stakeholders to be united in the quest of ending femicide in the Niger Delta.


Dr. Ogwezi added that gender based violence is a pandemic that needs to be taking seriously to ensure the protection of women and girls who are most vulnerable during crisis. 


The Uvwie Council Chairman, Mr Ramson Onoyake, represented by the Council’s Chief administrative officer, Mrs Faith Omoregie, said his administration will always identify with the advocacy against gender based violence in the council area.


Others who spoke at the event, including the President-General of Uvwie Kingdom, Chief A. H Erute, Comrade Joseph Oniti of Centre for the vulnerable and under-privileged, representatives of the Chief Inspector of Education, Uvwie council and that of the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW all lauded the NGO’s for taking the crusade against gender based violence to Uvwie council area for the past sixteen days.


Participants at the event also took time to share their thoughts on gender based-violence and offered suggestions on ways to eradicate the societal menace, while gender-based violence champions for Uvwie local government area were inaugurated to further the advocacy against the canker worm. 


The theme for this year’s activism was ‘united efforts towards ending femicide in the Niger Delta.

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