16 Days Activism Against GBV: NKumu Fed Fed Takes Lead, Brings Onboard Community Communicators

By Raymond Dingana

At a time when women continue to wallow in pain as a result of Gender Based Violence (GBV) perpetrated on them, efforts have are being escalated to remedy the situation.

During activities to launch this year's campaign against GBV baptized '16 Days Activism To End Violence Against Women And Girls,' Nkumu Fed Fed, with funds from the European Union EU trained and equipped 30 community communicators, Friday November 24.

According to the President General of Nkumu Fed Fed, Unice Tita Tata, the stakes are high and much is expected from the participants.

"We brought together community communicators, leaders, and traditional authorities to brainstorm on how to amplify the fact that GBV is a crime so that those venturing into the act should know what awaits them,"

She said and further explained that,

"Now it is even an opportunity because the feedback is also extremely important that those who are already victims, we would transform them to survivors and supply them with the necessary phycosocial support, trainings and others." 

The community actors who received trainings on how to better confront violence against women and girls are already on the field sensitizing denizens on the dangers of GBV.

President General of Nkumu Fed Fed, Unice Tita Tata Speaking At The Come Together

One of those whose impact is already being felt on the ground is Mr. Dohmatob Jacob Samjela who was at the 'Nda Lela' meeting house to educate members on the reason why GBV should not be allow to prevail.

The Community Communicators especially members of the press who attended the training session are already airing anti GBV campaign messages on the air waves of their various media houses.

Nkumu Fed Fed, leading NGO opposed to violence against women and girls in Cameroon and beyond hopes to see an end to GBV, whose greatest victims are women.

The hope is that at the end of the day, the rights and dignity of women and girls should be restored in all it's forms.

Community Actor Strategising To Safe Women and Girls From GBV Pepetrators

Nkumu Fed Fed has existed for 27 years now with headquarters in Bali Nyonga specialized in GBV issues intervening in deplorable situations.

One of its biggest achievements was the repatriation to Cameroon of young girls who were forced in to  slavery in Kuwait.

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