Regional News of Thursday, 15 December 2011

Source: GNA

EPAWA urges men to collaborate to eliminate violence against women

Accra, Dec. 15, GNA- The Enslavement Prevention Alliance-West Africa (EPAWA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has urged men, especially those in leadership to collaborate with women, and other key stakeholders to fight against Women-based violence in the country.

It said the organisation recognized that men and male leaders had an important role to play in stopping gender-based violence, and acting as role models for other men.

Mr Abdul-Razak Yakubu, Programmes Director of EPAWA said this at the second Annual Men's March for eliminating Violence against Women in Accra over the weekend.

The march was to create awareness among men to publicly commit themselves to work in active solidarity with women, government and NGOs committed to end the ongoing gender-based violence in Ghana.