UNITE to End VAW is a multi-year effort aimed at preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls around the world. On this 8th day of the Campaign, we choose to profile a young female leader who has dedicated most part of her work around the well-being of young girls from sexual and reproductive health rights to GBV, Peace building and more.
Ndum Charlotte Ayeah is a passionate Youth Leader, Girls' Rights advocate and Political Enthusiast.
She's a founding member and Programs officer of Dreams to Reality Transformers a youth led Organisation working in the areas of Girls Rights Advocacy, Peace Building & Civic Engagement.
Ndum Charlotte Ayeah
As an advocate for the rights of Girls, she has been part and in some cases implemented projects and activities aimed at fighting the Violence faced by Women and Girls.
She's carried out several Sensitisation Campaigns aimed at creating awareness on GBV and related thematics while equally advocating for the representation of Women and Girls and favourable policies.
Most recently she was selected as a Mentor under the #Stop Violence now against Women and Girls Project sponsored by the European Union and implemented by NKumu Fed Fed where she's carrying out a project aimed at Educating Boys and Girls on CSE as a means of mitigating Sexual Violence in the Community.
Ndum Charlotte Ayeah
To have a community free of GBV, Charlotte believes that inclusive Sensitisation and the creation of awareness around this Epidemic should be amplified through the media both on and offline but also through town hall meetings, workshops, “njangi houses” and other social gatherings.
Furthermore, she holds that policies should be implemented which punish defaulters stringently thereby deterring others.
Also, the Empowerment of Women and Girls is imperative as poverty and dependency is a major enhancer for GBV, Charlotte reiterated.
It is important to note that the 16 days begin with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends with International Human Rights Day on 10 December, highlighting that violence against women is a fundamental violation of human rights.
Uppaultine Vimombi
