The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has continued to step up awareness on Sexual and Gender Based Violence points, because it reached out to extra native residents concerning the menace.
The company launched into one other Advocacy campaign on the Amuwo Odofin native authorities space by its Community Engagement Department.
The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi on the occasion known as for extra collaborative efforts in a bid to rid society of the menace and its attendants results.
She revealed that the rise advocacy within the grassroots had been impactful because it had raised the extent of awareness of those points and on the similar time reporting of the crimes and the perpetrators.
Vivour Adeniyi mentioned the company by the assist from the state authorities has assisted to attain the mandate of the company by concerted effort and regularly the tradition of silence is being damaged.
“The State Government has made adequate services for survivors including free medical, legal, psychosocial, Counselling, empowerment, emergency services and access to Justice, so, we are urging survivors to take advantage of the free services available at the Agency.”
Head Community Engagement Department of the company, Mr. Adewusi Damilare and
Mr. Ikudayisi Oluwatobi took turns to addressed the contributors on the overview of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, it’s varieties and different preventive measures and what victims ought to do when incidents come up.
In his remarks, Chairman of Community Development Council of the world, Mr. Ralph Egunjobi lauded the Lagos State Government efforts in making certain such enlightenment campaigns are delivered to the group, stressing that the initiative was a welcome improvement as it will delimit the perpetration of such heinous crimes among the many residents regardless of their ages, positions or creed as he known as for extra of such intervention within the space.
The toll free line 0-8000-333-333 stays as a channel for immediate reporting of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence SGBV circumstances incidents in Lagos.
