Overview:
The workshop was organized by the Yobe State Ministry of Justice in collaboration with Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) and supported by MacArthur Foundation. Speakers at the opening event include the Hon. Commissioner Ministry for Justice represented by the Solicitor General/ Permanent Secretary Ministry for Justice Hajiya Khadija M Alkali; and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs, representing the Commissioner. Presenters at the workshop were: Hajiya Saudatu Mahdi, the Executive Secretary of WRAPA and Mal Balarabe Bello and Amina Nur Alkali both from Green Horizon Institute.
The Results :
“Although my expectations are partially reached, I however, now understand better the two instruments. The presentations reflect our minds to understand more about equality and equity for the Genders and the difference between equity and equality” Representative of the Yobe Justice Sector Reform Team
“We really appreciate the organizers for organizing such workshop. Both the NGP which we had no idea about and the YSCPL have been better understood. We need more of such programmes.” Representative of FIDA
“I am very happy that I learnt a lot. Now that I know more about the Law, I wish to circulate it. it has gingered us to do more thinking about what to do more and the need to support government collaborators to reach our communities” Representative of FOMWAN
“The relationship between Yobe State Child Protection Law and National Gender Policy as I expected in the beginning of the programme is well understood now as they are both instruments which seek for the protection of women and children.” Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
“The workshop is well appreciated. I would like the discussions to emphasize more on Sexual Gender Base Violence because of the
numerous cases of SGBV” Representative of the Initiative for Community Development Focus (I4C)
“Before the workshop, I had no idea of the National Gender Policy, this is well appreciated but more programmes like these need to be prepared to explain more of the issues” Representative of the Muslim Sisters Organization (MSO)