GBV: UNFPA trains 120 girls to mark 2023 IWD

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) has trained 120 girls on how to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through the use of information technology.

Mr Albashir Ibrahim, the UNFPA Digital Literacy Facilitator, said this at a training on Coding Bootcamp and Digital Design Thinking for internally displaced women and girls in Maiduguri.

He said UNFPA decided to organise the training to tackle gender digital gaps through coding bootcamp programmes.

Ibrahim, who said that the training was in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day

(IWD), added that the move would help in providing innovative solutions to the problems of women and girls.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that IWD is an annual UN global observance marked on March 8 to raise awareness about issues that affect women and girls.

The 2023 celebration had “Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” as its theme.

The UNFPA literacy facilitator said: “The women, selected from different organisations, schools and vulnerable communities were trained on improved access to technology to check GBV.

“As you are aware, access to internet and use of technology is largely a male affair.

“This programme will, therefore, provide opportunities for girls to meet like minds in different fora where they can share opinions and express themselves to solve their problems.”(NAN)