Tackling Gender-Based Violence In Delta

<p>Tackling gender-based violence<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that South-South Professional Women Association in conjunction with Foundation for Partnership Initiative in Niger Delta &lpar;PIN&rpar; has flagged off a 16-day enlightenment campaign against gender-based violence particularly against females in the Niger Delta Region&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Gender-Based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender&period; It is rooted in gender inequality&comma; the abuse of power and harmful norms&period; Gender-based violence &lpar;GBV&rpar; is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The flag off ceremony was at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;">Uvwie Hall PTI Effurun&comma;<&sol;a> Uvwie Local Government Area recently with the theme&colon; &&num;8216&semi; End Violence Against Women Now &&num;8216&semi; commenced on 25th November and will end on 10th December 2021&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A facilitator of the enlightenment campaign&comma; Dr Joyce Ogwezi who doubles as the Head of Department &lpar;HOD&rpar; Mass Communication Department Delta State University&comma; Abraka who spoke with newsmen in chat shortly after the event&comma; explained that the exercise was aimed at putting an end to the battering of women and other kinds of violence against women&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She&comma; therefore&comma; urged government at all levels&comma; corporate bodies and good-spirited Niger Deltans to support the campaign in order to make society safer for women&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;