ADVOCACIES

Several advocacy projects were embarked upon by Project Alert in 2008. These included media advocacies by the Male Support Groups (MSGs). Advocacy visits were paid to target groups – Students, Trade Unions, traditional rulers, professional associations.

Visit to NURTW: (see Male Involvement Journal vol. 1 issue 1 & 2)

Visit to Nollywood Concepts Promotions Ltd (see Male Involvement Journal Vol. 1 issue 3)

Male Support Group (MSG) activities:
Akwa – Ibom: As part of efforts to engage men to participate actively in the campaign to end violence against women, Project Alert in collaboration with The Network of Men Against Domestic Violence organized a one day sensitization workshop for community

Paper presented

Visit to Brila FM and Television Continental:
The Male Support Group in Lagos were at BRILA FM as part of its activities to encourage other men to join in the campaign to end violence against women. The super morning show with Mandy played host to the group who spoke variously on what

Listen to the interviews

Universities project:
Following increased reports of sexual harassment and violence in Nigeria tertiary institutions it has become necessary to not only raise more awareness on the various forms and consequences of violence but also to put measures in place that will stem

YASV UNICAL: The Youths Against Sexual Violence Club, UNICAL chapter was inaugurated on August 8, 2008 at the Chinua Achebe Hall NAT, University of Calabar. The line up of activities leading to the formal inauguration included a campus wide rally by members of the club.

Goodwill message
Paper presented

UNIABUJA
Faith Based Seminar: A two – day sensitization seminar for faith based organizations on gender - based violence (GBV) was organized by Project Alert between December 3 & 4, 2008 at the banquet hall of Lagos Travel Inn, Ikeja –Lagos.