16 days of Activism aganist Gender based Violence

WICAS is  committed to contribute to the campaign by focusing on:

-        The connection between early and forced marriage with the lack of access to education.

-        The involvement of faith leaders in all planned initiatives

-        The importance of schools as spaces for protection and awareness-raising among girls and their families.

-        The key role played by informal spaces of education, such as the community elders’ influence, the rites of passage and the community based socialization processes.

-        The issue of sexual and reproductive health for girls related to VAWG and women’s and girls’ empowerment.