BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
Sokoto State Ministry for Women and Children Affairs with support from Spotlight Initiative has flagged off the disbursement of 15,500 naira start up cash to survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) that have undergone training in various skills.
Flagging off the disbursement in Gidan Madi, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Commssioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hon Kulu Abdullahi Sifawa represented by an Assistant Director in the Ministry, Nura Kware said, UNICEF provided transport fare for beneficiaries for the durarion of the three months skill acquisition which was sponsored by the ministry.
The Women Affairs Commissioner who appealed to Tangaza Local Government Chairman, Hon Isa Salihu Kalanjini to assist the GBV response committee operating in his dormain for optimal success, further decried that SGBV is a crime against humanity that must be collectively brought to an end.
Responding to the development, chairman of Tangaza local government, Hon Kalanjini promised to deploy every available means within his reach to ensure that they step up campaigns against the menace.
On his part, Tangaza local government GBV survivors co-ordinator, Malam Aliyu Garba appealed to parents and survivors to speak up against the trend.
Reacting to the development, cross section of the survivors who spoke with newsmen, said they were trained for three months in cake making, sewing, cosmetology and kneating amongst others.
They further thanked Spotlight Initiative, UNICEF and Sokoto State Ministry for Wimen and Children Affairs for the consistent efforts towards giving their lives a meaning once again after their horrific experience.
Recalled that the Sokoto State Ministry for Women and Children Affairs with support from Spotlight initiative has concluded plans to graduate 155 survivors trained in various skills acquisition in four Spotlight LGAs of the State.
These local government areas include, Tangaza, Binji, Bodinga and Sokoto North respectively
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