HOBET sensitises rural girls on SRHR, FGM, and GBV

Hope For A Better Tomorrow (HOBET) has sensitized and educated young girls and adolescent women on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

The activity was carried out at Street II, Limbe Camp, with support from HOBET's partner, Global Fund for Women.

Speaking at the event, HOBET's Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Ngum Nancy, told young girls and women to put up a strong defense against their reproductive and sexual choices, GBV, and female genital mutilation, among others.

She urged the young girls to report any form of sexual harassment and rape to the authorities in Limbe for sanctions to be meted out to the individuals concerned.

Ngum Nancy said female genital mutilation can result in death, which is why they also thought it wise to sensitize the young girls on the effects.

On his part, HOBET's Administrative and Project Assistant, Momo Collins, said the aim of the event is to educate and empower young girls and adolescent women about their sexual and reproductive health choices, gender-based violence, and how to identify and report cases of GBV in their communities while building a culture of social integration and community building.

He explained that gender-based violence (GBV) is violence committed against a person because of their sex or gender. “It is forcing another person to do something against their will through violence, coercion, threats, amongst others,” Momo Collins added.

It should be noted that HOBET joined the world to commemorate the 19th edition of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation day, tagged under the theme: “Investing in girls and community for a future free from female genital mutilation.”

Speaking shortly after the event, one of the participants, Kate Nalova, expressed joy with the training. She said now she is able to make healthy choices and decisions about her body and knows how and where to report cases of GBV. She thanked HOBET for the menstrual kit donation.

Her peer, Sera Mbah, said she will preach the same message she has learned to her friends on the consequences of GBV, wrong sexual and reproductive choices, and female genital mutilation.

She went on to say she learned to keep herself clean during menstruation with the help of the menstrual kits gifted to them.

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