The Network Against Gender-Based Violence has deployed a regional ambassador caravan throughout the West Coast Region to combat widespread abuse, partnering with the Gambia Bureau of Statistics and backed by World Bank funding. During a stakeholders meeting at the Brikama Governor's Office, Hamady Sowe, the region's AIDS coordinator, condemned how relatives often shield perpetrators and enable harmful silence around these crimes against women and girls.
Families must stop protecting abusers and reject leniency when violence emerges within communities, Sowe warned. Babucarr Mbye, coordinating the NGBV project under the WAKA initiative, stressed that diverse partner involvement strengthens organizational accountability while expanding advocacy reach across the region.
Families must stop protecting abusers and reject leniency when violence emerges within communities, Sowe warned. Babucarr Mbye, coordinating the NGBV project under the WAKA initiative, stressed that diverse partner involvement strengthens organizational accountability while expanding advocacy reach across the region.
