By Angela Atabo
A non-governmental organisation, Boys Quarters Africa, in partnership with Connected Development, has unveiled a boy-focused club with the aim of mobilising boys and men in ending all forms of violence against women and girls.
The club was launched at the third edition of the International Boy-Child summit organised and sponsored in Lagos by Voice Global with the theme: Redefining Masculinity 3.0 Raising Boys, Reshaping Men and Transforming the Society.
A statement by the organisers quoted the Executive Director of Boys Quarters Africa, Mr Solomon Ayodele, as saying that the organisation was championing the boy-child initiative to entrench the right values in the boys and ultimately ensure a better society.
Ayodele said the annual summit had birthed partnerships with some states Gender Affairs units including Lagos and Enugu.
He said: We have been able to engage 10,517 boys, we are mobilising 1,000 boys and men through Project SABI, with the focus of reaching men in the informal sector and also setting up gender-based violence desk in Parks.
Dr Ruby Onwudiwe, the Executive Director, Technology