WRAPA Declares War Against Gender-Based Violence | Tellwell Newspaper
Tellwell Newspaper, Abuja – Nigeria:
From Giwa Alex, Jos
The Women Right Advancement Protection Alternative (WRAPA), a non-governmental organisation, has declared total war against Violence Against Women And Girls (VAWG) in Plateau State.
The organization has appointed a group called ‘Women of Resilience’, saddled with the duty of getting closer to the grassroots to enable its members relate intimately with any woman or girl that is reported to have suffered one form of violence or the other.
The Plateau State Program Officer of WRAPA, Mrs Ruth Agbo, told Tellwell Newspaper that the group is to, among others, identify and respond to VAWG cases in the community, monitor and document incidence, visit families to increase awareness, as well as strengthen trust and provide access to survivors.
She urged those suffering one form of violence or the other, but afraid to speak out, to raise alarm for help, as she frowned at cases where some women and girls are not willing to speak out because of fear of stigma.
Earlier in her remarks, WRAPA Senior Projects Officer, Dinma Nwaye, said Women of Resilience have been trained to attend to women and girls who have been violated.
Mrs Nwaye appealed to affected women and girls not to keep mum over such violence, advising, “If you see something, say something”.
Governor Bako Lalong, represented by the Commissioner of Special Duties, Irimyi Warr, applauded WRAPA for the program, believing that it would help curb the incessant violation of women and girls in many communities.
He announced the existence of a law against such crimes in the state, saying that when the law is fully operational, any person that violates women and girls would be dealt with accordingly.
