Participants were engaged and encouraged to take up active roles towards eliminating FGM in their schools and their communities.
Participants pledged to sensitize their fellow students and family members about FGM & also report cases of FGM in their immediate environment.
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... schools in Osogbo, namely: Laro Grammar School, Unity High School, and the School of Persons with Special Needs.
The theme of this Year is 'Partnership with Men and Boys to Transform Social and Gender Norms to End FGM'.
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#InternationalDayOfZeroToleranceForFGM
Every 6th February is the ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM’. The day provides the opportunity to raise awareness, renew commitments & reiterate that FGM is an unacceptable harmful practice.
To commemorate this year's, @VARCENigeria was at three different...
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A better way to end the year 2022!
Our estimable organization held her first end-of-the-year retreat on the 19th-21st of December, 2022 @MicCom Golf Hotels and Resorts.
We had a great time out to review the annual reports of all departments of the Organization.
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...of @VARCENigeria, Mr. Ademola Adebisi, enjoined the participants to work for the success of the project.
Representatives of the organisations in attendance made presentations on their activities on the project & also pledged to convince more people to pledge to #EndFGM.
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Earlier today, @VARCENigeria had a review meeting with representatives of the various organisations on the @M4Good2EndFGM Project across Osun State, which is a joint initiative of @UNFPA and @UNICEF, but fully funded by @UNICEF. At the meeting, the Executive Director...
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Movement for Good to #EndFGM✌️
Don't be missing in action!
Join the movement for Good to #EndFGM.
Let's end female genital mutilation in this generation.
Follow the link to join.
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@M4Good2EndFGM@UNICEF_Nigeria@UN@GPtoEndFGM @GMCEndFGM
Yesterday, @VARCENigeria held a State-Level Orientation Meeting with the Executives of Youth and Women Organisations in Osun State. This is to accelerate the process of putting an end to FGM through the @M4Good2EndFGM- a joint initiative of @UNFPA-@UNICEF, funded by @Unicef.
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