LAGOS DSVA TAKES SENSITISATION CAMPAIGN TO IFAKO-IJAYE

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) on Thursday took its sensitisation campaign to Ifako-Ijaiye LCDA communities to propagate the non-relenting message of the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the State.

The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mrs. Titilola Viviour-Adeniyi said the State will constantly reinforce the fight against SGBV in Lagos through continual awareness and education of residents.

The representative of the HOD of the Community Engagement Department in the Agency, Ms. Adetoun Odumbo spoke on different forms of SGBV and most importantly the need for members of the Community Development Associations to report cases of SGBV as stakeholders and leaders in their different communities as the fight against the menace is a collective one.

She stressed the need to report any SGBV grievances through the Agency’s toll-free line: 08000333333 for prompt response and activation of the referral pathway.

Mr. Tobiloba Ikudaisi, an officer with the Community Engagement Department of the DSVA, implored the people to support services put in place by the State Government that they can easily and freely access during emergencies.
The Agency team was welcomed to the Community by the Secretary of the Community Development Council, Alhaji Abass Biletiwa who also thanked the State government and the Agency for coming to the area to enlighten them.

65 members of some of the CDAs were engaged by the DSVA team to further propagate the message of advocacy among the residents. They were also tasked with the responsibility of reporting any SGBV cases in their various communities.