{"id":127487,"date":"2015-06-23T12:11:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=127487"},"modified":"2015-06-23T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T12:11:25","slug":"report-sexual-violence-to-authorities-gender-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=127487","title":{"rendered":"Report sexual violence to authorities &#8211; Gender Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">The Central Regional Director of the Department of Gender, Ms. Paulina Abayage,\u00a0 has admonished\u00a0 students to immediately report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence(SGBV)\u00a0\u00a0 committed against them, both at school and home, to the appropriate authorities .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">Speaking at a forum at the Efutu Senior High Technical School in Cape Coast at the weekend, she reminded the public that\u00a0 her department, and the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service,\u00a0 could only help victims when such cases were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">The Forum which was organised by the Central Regional Directorate of the Department of Gender with sponsorship from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the forum was on Adolescent and Sexual Reproductive Health, Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">Ms. Abayage clarified misconceptions on the call for gender equality and equity, saying it was not an attempt to make females be like men,\u00a0 but rather a call for both sexes to be given equal opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">The Central Regional Guidance and Counselling Coordinator of the Ghana Education Service, Mrs. Bridgette Baaba Nzima-Mensah, who spoke on \u201cAssertiveness and Values,\u201d urged the students to believe in themselves and their ability to make it in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">She said without assertiveness and a set of values, they would lose focus and\u00a0 be swayed by peer influence, adding that they should aspire to higher heights, and make themselves and their families who were sacrificing for them, proud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">Speaking on Teenage Pregnancy, Dr Andrew Nyantakyi of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, said a recent research conducted revealed that four out of 10 girls got pregnant once before age 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\"><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">He said it was unhealthy for under-aged girls to get pregnant because it often put the lives of both mother and child at risk,\u00a0 and advised the students to desist from indul<\/span><span class=\"CharAttribute0\">ging in pre-marital sex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ParaAttribute0\">Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Regional Director of the Department of Gender, Ms. Paulina Abayage,\u00a0 has admonished\u00a0 students to immediately report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence(SGBV)\u00a0\u00a0 committed against them, both at school and home, to the appropriate authorities . 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