For success of any programme, there is need for baseline assessment to understudy the background, history and problem you wish to solve. VHF did a baseline assessment in these communities to understand that FGM type 4 were more prevalent and deep rooted in culture and traditional sentiments. About ten thousand (10,000) Adolescent girls, ages 9years to 19 years are at…
VHF through the support of UNICEF/UNFPA Joint Programme held Advocacy Meeting with Relevant Stakeholders in Imo State on ENDFGM Programme . The most significant success was the decision the stakeholder took on behalf of the 20 communities in Imo State to end FGM by publicly denouncing the Practice. Female Genital Mutilation is a practice of partial or total removal of…
3-days Training of 40 Community Facilitators on ENDFGM Programme. Virgin Heart Foundation trained Forty (40) Community facilitators from Community Based Organizations were on FGM elimination and increase their knowledge on FGM laws and policies .The CFs demonstrated improved communication and advocacy skills Positive Behavioral Change and Shift in attitudes and pledged to end and take action against FGM. The training exposed…
The 2024 Girls Day Celebration” Girls Vision for the Future” Virgin Heart Foundation partnered with a Broadcast Medium , Omalicha FM Owerri to reach out to Girls of Our Ladies of St Carmel Secondary School Emekuku Owerri . The Girls Day event is intentional to address barriers and challenges facing girls from sexual reproductive Health, Education, Gender Disparities and inequalities.
INTERNATIONAL GIRLS DAY 2024
Onurube, A coalition of Civil Society Organizations of GBV Responders in Imo State , which Virgin Heart Foundation is a member intervened for the community of Persons with Disabilities over threat by government officials to evict them from their temporal residence in Owerri, Imo State. Onurube Coordinator, Marjorie Ezihe followed up on the matter strategically for this victory. The government…
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