The Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative (FOCEI), in partnership with the Women Aid Collective (WACOL), has tasked youths in Gombe State to be at the forefront of the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). The call was made by FOCEI Team Lead, Mr. Benjamin Maina, at the end of a one-day stakeholders’ entry engagement meeting with

William Attah The Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative (FOCEI) in partnership with Women Aid Collective (WACOL) has charged youths to stand out and be the ambassadors of the fight towards ending gender based violence in Gombe State. Dr Benjamin Maina, the team lead of FOCEI gave the charge at the end of a one day

Stakeholders and survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Gombe State have identified poor public awareness, ignorance of existing laws, and a culture of silence as key factors responsible for the persistence of the menace, despite the domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) (VAPP) Law, 2022. The revelation was made during a two-day capacity-strengthening training

The Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative FOCEI has expressed determination to join forces with stakeholders aimed at ending the culture of silence exhibited by victims and relatives of persons who suffer Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Gombe State. A baseline survey by FOCEI in Liji and Zambuk communities, all in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of

  Traditional rulers in two Gombe communities have urged women to speak out against harmful myths and practices that limit their growth, while stressing that advocacy should respect religious and cultural norms. The call came during a one-day dialogue and sensitisation workshop in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, which brought together religious and traditional leaders, women

GOMBE – Traditional rulers in two Gombe communities have encouraged women to speak out and champion against certain myths that inhibit their progress within the society. The traditional rulers, however, advised that this should be done within the ambit of acceptable religious and traditional norms of their communities. The two District Heads, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman of

The Gombe State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, and  Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, with suppport from the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, on Tuesday commenced a two-day stakeholders’ engagement meeting for the domestication of the state’s youth policy. Declaring the meeting open, Governor Muhammadu Yahaya reaffirmed

The workshop was organised with the theme: “Empowering Christian Women Leaders of Culture for Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence through the Strengthening of Grassroots Organisations.” PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the meeting brought together pastors, women leaders, security agencies, and civil society actors, all of whom pledged to collaborate in promoting gender justice, peaceful families,

The Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with the Women Aid Collective, on Thursday convened a one-day stakeholder entry engagement meeting with church leaders and women fellowship coordinators in Gombe.   The meeting marked the launch of a two-year project focused on empowering Christian women and women leaders of culture for prevention and response