Women across Islamic and Christian Religious Groups have pledged their support to the domestication of Child Rights Act in Gombe state
The Gombe state women who made this known at workshops organized by a Non-Governmental Organization, Save the Children International (SCI) across the state, commended the continuous sensitization on the importance of Child Rights Act which is yet to be passed by the state’s House of Assembly.
Hafsatu Rabiú Musa who is a member of FORMWAN, a Muslim Women Group, said she benefited a lot from Save the Children International on child right act and she called on women to seek knowledge “Very deep knowledge and do research on Islamic Religion Knowledge that is the only way they can understand what is right’ Hafsat also called on men to make sure they marry wives according to their income not anyhow marriage’ if your capacity is for one wife you know if you can afford for two wives you know, that is why is good for women to seek knowledge not to fall victim of some of these actions from men.“
Ruth Bala, from Shongom Local Government, Gombe State and a member of WOWICAN a Christian Women group commended SCI especially on girl-child protection, she said “I got a lot I can say, before now I was in darkness about child right or what I have been doing is not enough, but now I will improve in terms of sensitizing women on children’s rights and rape cases that are rampant in Gombe State if I sensitize other women we will have fewer cases of rape in Gombe State,“ she said.
Mrs Zainab Yefta, said she enjoyed a workshop organized by SCI especially on girl child protection.
“I gained a lot and I will continue to campaign against early marriage in Billiri, ladies should marry after they complete at least their secondary school not at the tender age.’ Mrs Zainab Yefta promised to disseminate what she learnt from the workshop for them to have very good child orientation in their Communities.”
The State Project Manager of REACH Project under Save the Children International, Mrs Altine Lewi said the reason for interacting with the women, religion and traditional leaders, is to find a way of getting the child right act bill passed into law.
“We understand that there is mixed understanding on the context of the child rights act, that is why we are organizing workshops to sensitize people on the context of the child right act, and we tell them what the Law is all about, for them to go and sensitize others in their different localities for us to get this bill passed in Gombe State,” she explained.
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