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Teachers Urged To Become Change Makers, Address Issues of GBV in Schools

Some 35 teachers drawn from the Centre and West Regions of Cameroon have been urged to become change makes and address issues relating to Gender Base Violence, GBV in the their respective institutions.

The call was made on August 12 in Yaounde during a seminar that was organised by Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Gender Empowerment and Development, GeED. 

The two-day training seminar was aimed at increasing the knowledge of teachers on the manifestations of violence, and proposes solutions to the problems such as readjusting their manner of teaching and imposing good rules and regulations.

Speaking shortly after the seminar, Christelle Jap Mouki, Program Assistant Coordinator for GeED said, it was necessary to train teachers on how to reduce GBV in schools given the high rate being experienced. 

“We are aware of the alarming rate of violence that exists in schools in form of rape, drug abuse, as well as physical and psychological violence. It is important therefore for them to gain more knowledge on how to reduce Gender Based Violence…as they spend 8-9hours daily with our children,” Jap Mouki said.

She added that, “With the knowledge they have gained, we expect them to take on the cap of change makers and see how to address issues of GBV in their various institutions as it is eating up the educational sector in Cameroon, as schools are no longer conducive,”

On his part, Diang Jude Abungwo, Senior Discipline Master at G.B.H.S Monatele in the Centre Region and a participant said, “We have so many cases of students who are brutalised, marginalised and bullied by other students. We have cases of students who have been raped, or violated either verbally or psychologically. So, the knowledge I have gained from the training will be applied in my school to curb the rate of GBV.”

Another participant, Pentesoy Ngwang Munkeng from Pinnacle of Success Academy, Ekoumdoum in Yaounde pointed out that even though she was not versed with the subject matter, she is very enlightened and is sure to be a great impact in her school after putting the knowledge learnt into practice.

“I am going to put the solutions suggested into practice by working hand in glove with the administration, students and parents so the rights of students are not violated, starting by tackling the route cause,” she said. 

By Laura Ambendah Andvumbain

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