The
Girl’s Agenda (TGA), through the National Youth Council (NYC) commenced the
implementation of the UNFPA-funded project with the engagement of madrassa
students on Gender-Based Violence from 16 to 25 May in the West Coast Region.
With
funds from UNFPA, The Girl’s Agenda engaged 60 Madrassa students on
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in their communities.
Alasan
Gitteh and Aby Barrow, both Ambassadors of TGA, emphasized the important of
engaging Madrassas in such projects, which they described to be key to their
institutions.
Alagie
Jarjue, Program Manager at NYC, said their main role is to serve as a gate
between the government and young people, and that Madrassas are no exception.
He
said the Madrassas are also part of their target because they are youths and
deserve decent employment.
He
also emphasised the importance of engaging Madrassa students on the issues of
GBV because they are future scholars and people will listen to them.
“They
need to be educated on issues surrounding GBV to get the facts right about
them,” he said.
“It
is important that Madrassa students are involved in such training to bring
solutions to issues surrounding FGM,” he added.
Jarju
urged the students to make best use of the training and answered questions to
clear doubts on any matters regarding FGM and GBV.
