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Oxfam, others take SGBV campaign to Abuja community

In furtherance of efforts to rid the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), and environs of cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, (SGBV), Oxfam Nigeria and the Nigeria Women Economic Development, (NigWED) Project, have organised a sensitisation campaign tagged ‘Enough is Enough’ Community-Based Assembly of Women for experience sharing.

Program Manager, Gender Justice, Oxfam Nigeria, Helen Akinyemi, said that the campaign is a community-based effort at sensitising individuals on the dangers of SGBV to the peace and progress of communities.

She explained that because people that are most affected by SGBV don’t
have the necessary information and are not sensitized on how to tackle it, there is a need for their consciousness to be raised on how to get out of such situations.

“This is the fourth campaign that we are having in Abuja and the feedback has been so encouraging that is why we are here again to bring it…
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