The Young Changemakers Foundation (YCF) has recently urged the Oyo State government to fully implement and punish offenders of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) law.
The foundation made this call as part of its Track VAPP Oyo Project in Ibadan, during which its members trained some selected gender advocates and enthusiasts on the VAPP law.
While giving his remarks, the Executive Director of YCF, Damilola Babatunde, noted that the foundation is a youth-led, impact-oriented organisation that is focused on positively transforming people and communities through peace-building and empowerment initiatives and projects.
Babatunde stressed that the advocacy training was necessary because it was an avenue to teach the participants leadership, writing, public speaking, social media advocacy, and other relevant skills which are needed to advocate for the effective implementation of the VAPP law in Oyo State and in Nigeria at large.
While facilitating the Identity and gender perspectives session, he stated that the perspectives of people on gender and gender roles are based on their personal experiences and lessons learnt during their formative years.
He added that the project has significantly tracked the progress and lapses of the VAPP law in curbing violence through its activities and core mandate, and has also advocated at different levels for the effective implementation of the law.
