Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed has advised girls to make good use of social media to create more awareness on ending SGBV in their communities.
She gave this advice in Tamale, during a refresher training of Girls Leaders in the Institutions on Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV).
The programme was part of the KASA! Ending Sexual Violence Project was organised by the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-GH) in partnership with the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Health Service, which is aimed at building the capacity of Girls confirmed to fight sexual violence in institutions and communities.
According to Hajia Alima, the use of social media to spread messages about sexual harassment is one of the important tools which can help people become more knowledgeable about the topic.
She added that social media awareness creation would assist victims of sexual harassment feel comfortable in reporting their situations and lead to the prevention of sexual harassment.
A Student from Anbariya Senior High School, Seidu Amatu however appealed to Stakeholders to support government to enforce the laws on fighting against sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in the country.
She noted that mostly, the perpetrators of girl child sexual abuse were often not punished by the authorities in charge of these cases due to interference by some traditional leaders and politicians.
Amatu indicated that stakeholders should play a critical role in responding to and creating access to justice for women and girls who have suffered sexual and gender-based violence in the country.
She stated that the rising number of victims of sexual and gender-based violence in the country requires a systematic approach to address these cases.
According to her, there should be effectively enforced laws which would protect women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence and also to hold the perpetrators to account for their actions.
Miss Khadijah Abdul-Samed, the Project Lead for KASA! Ending Sexual Violence stated that the two years Project implemented by SWIDA – GH started this year was funded by African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF).
The project is being implemented in ten education institutions within Sagnarigu Municipal and Tamale Metropolis.
The project was aimed at producing 200 female advocates in Sexual and Gender Based Violence SGBV.
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