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ECOWAS, gender ministry join forces to combat gender-based violence

Ismaila SonkoFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 202504 mins

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has joined forces with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre to organize a three-day national training workshop, focusing on preventing and responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The three-day training, which got underway on Thursday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, brought together…

URR Governor promises more political commitment to ending FGM

Ismaila SonkoFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 202505 mins

Governor Samba Bah of Upper River Region (URR) has promised more political commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation, particularly in his region. Governor Bah made this disclosure on Wednesday during a press conference briefly after the launching of a cross-border project to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence in…