Terego: The Women’s Day celebration in the Rhino Camp refugee settlement was celebrated with the call to end gender-based violence, violence against women, and teenage pregnancies among the refugees and the host community.
According to the records, GBV among the refugees is high, with 334 cases recorded last year.
Of these, 263 were women, 16 were men, and 55 were children under 18 years old, and 48 cases have already been recorded since January this year.
Davis Badaru, the GBV focal person working with the Danish Refugee Council, who represented the partners, says the challenges they have faced are that the perpetrators, after committing crimes, run away, leaving the victims and others stressed.
She says most of the victims are women, which need to be addressed by both the local government leaders and refugee leaders.
The settlement commandant of the rhino camp refugee settlement, Armitage Basikania, urged the government to help and empower women by creating a bank at the settlement level.
He says this will help empower women so that they can educate their children.
Meanwhile, Jena Loma, the refugee desk officer, says the focus should be on equality and eliminating the root causes of human violations so that they can invest in women through education and business, among others.
Rose Obigah, the Terego woman Member of Parliament who was the chief guest, asked all the stakeholders to join hands and fight against GBV so that the children can attain education.
She advised parents to take up their roles of upbringing children holistically so that they can build the future.
The day was celebrated on Friday at Katiku primary school in Ocea Uriama subcounty, Terego district.
The day was celebrated under the theme Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress.
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