 A non-governmental organization has commenced a training session for those described as community defendants against gender-based violence in our Damawa state. The two-day training is aimed at mobilizing men as advocates in promoting gender equity at the program coordinator. Amina Mohammed mentioned that the training would identify and discuss the high prevalence of violence against women and girls, as well as strategize in the response to search cases. A tremendous shift and change in the behavior and norms and practices of the people of the community because at times when they are when they are carrying out some of these activities they weren't aware that these things were offenses or they were harmful practices that should be refined from being carried out but with the awareness and sensitization that we've been conducting people there is a certain shift in the minds of the people that some of these things are wrong and then they have to be done away with this part that there are cultural things that they've been brought up believing that these things were right. Contribute a lot. We are together with them in the grass. We know how they contribute. Especially our wood health. They contribute a lot. All those can only tackle this issue by more and more sensitization. But as a result sensitizing the community to know what gender-based violence is, the process of gender-based violence and if it happens where to seek for a redress and also to also stand for their rights at any time. When they work and seek for these leaders they should do much follow-up on that to make sure that they have a better work they want as in they have a better justice. The project is supported by the European Union, the United Nations, in partnership with the federal government of Nigeria. Wide-region topics were lined up for the training to include ensuring access to justice for victims of gender-based violence, communications and advocacy strategies for engagement towards a prevention, intervention and action on ending violence against women and girls. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.