Jigawa youths move to fight against drug abuse, early marriage, GBV

From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse

Dozens of youths were mentored and mobilized to join campaign against drug abuse, early marriage, gender base violence and other harmful Cultural practices around their communities.
The youths were mobilized and empowered by Isa Wali Empowerment and Initiative Foundation with support from UNICEF.
Speaking at a strategic and review meeting for final exit, the project Monitoring Officer Mrs Khadija Lawan stated that, the aims and objectives of the program was to creat public awerenes on the need for every one to join hands in fighting the menace of drug abuse, harmful Cultural Practices and other social vices in the community.
She explained that the program also supported the youth in the last six month on how to work toward advocating and supporting girls child education, discouraging unnecessary and other unworthy spending during ceremonies.
“ The program was piloted in six communities of three local government are namely Dutse, Birninku and Kiyawa, with 30 male, 30 female, we had equally reached about 1.4 million people through media and other avenue with our public awerenes camping “
“ We supported the establishment of Community cooperatives, advocating community demands to the authority, Join hands together in tackling the individual or community problems, as we are exiting we are have confidence the community will sustained the work “ Khadija stated
In her testimony at the closing ceremony Safiyya Muhammad Kudai stated that, now she has training on how to approach young and elder with useful advice and also championing the discouraging of some harmful Cultural Practices and “indeed, it is making difference now,” She declared.
For Rabiu Ali a 23 year old said, with training he received, he has already swung into action in advizing his fellow youth against drug abuse, and other social vices in the society.