Osun Traditional, Religious Leaders Adopt New Code to End Violence against Women and Girls
By Titilola Olaniyan CEWHIN convenes Town Hall meeting in Osogbo Osun state, Launches prevention framework Under Ford Foundation -backed project. Osogbo, Osun state Religious Leaders, Traditional rulers, Youth groups, Women Journalist, NUJ representatives, market Leaders and person's living with disabilities gathered at the NUJ Press Centre, Iwo Ibadan Road, Osogbo, for one-day town hall on ending harmful Cultural practice that fuel violence against women and girls. The meeting was convened by the Center for women's health and Information (CEWHIN) as part of the second year of it's project, "partnership for Enhanced VAWG prevention among Religious and Traditional Stakeholders in Ogun and Osun State, Nigeria" The Initiative is supported by the Ford Foundation, which awarded a ₦200, 000 grant to work with Religious and Community leaders in the South West Nigeria to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse. The Town Hall meeting is based on three cl...