In other to promote global best practices in Governance, Gombe State Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Collaboration with a Non-Governmental Organization Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative (FOCEI) carried out a citizens engagement meeting with stakeholders in Gombe south consisting of Billiri, Balanga, Kaltungo and Shongom Local Governments of Gombe State. The meeting which

Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative (FOCEI), in partnership with Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), and Ford Foundation have collaborated on the need to involve more women in politics. The engagement was geared towards enhancing women  and adolescents girls’ leadership skills and capacity to mitigate gender based violence (GBV) in selected communities in Kwami Local Government

Women and girls have been encouraged to acquire leadership and capacity building skills as a requisite to mitigating Gender-based Violence. The Executive Director, Foundation for Community Empowerment Initiative Mrs Rahab Loh made this disclosure at a one-day training on Gender-based Violence and mitigation strategies held on Tuesday at Hajiya Amina event hall in Gombe state