1200 (F=700, M=500) community members were reached through two (3) sessions of mass community awareness conducted on 2nd December 2025. These sessions were conducted at Food Distribution Field in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) community during soap distribution done by International Organization for Migration (IOM).
During the sessions, key topics discussed with the participants included; Gender Based Violence (understanding GBV, types and common forms of violence, root causes, contributing factors and preventive measures. Under Child Protection, key areas of focus included the common child protection concerns, ways of preventing abuse, exploitation of children and positively challenged the community to understand their roles in protecting the children). The awareness also enlightened the community on the GBV and Child Protection referral pathways.
Key issues raised by some of the participants included limited livelihood opportunities, poverty, child labor and lack of school fees for the children.
Action points were developed by participants including provision of income generating activities to boast livelihood, provision of educational support for Out of School Children (prioritizing orphans and vulnerable children) and continuous community awareness with much focus on the values of education, dangers of child labor and the benefits of embracing non-violent relationships in order to bring behavioral/mindset change of some of the community members.
