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Family support assist 5000 victims of intimate partner violence, empower Women

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From Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi

The Family The Family support Initiative FASI a Non Governmental Organisation has assisted over 5000, victims of intimate Partner violence and empower Women in the areas of education and skills acquisition.

The President of FASI Kate Isah stated this while speaking at a two days event , symposium and Empowerment skills acquisition training in Bauchi as part of the celebration of three years activities of the organization. she said “Under three 3 years, FASI has been able to intervene and assist over 5,000 persons /victims, supported them through the most critical part of their journey to the point of restoration of their dignity as a person. We have over 110 cases which are at various stages and still ongoing across the globe:.

Kate said” At FASI, they envision a world that protects the right of every individual to a relationship free of violence, abuse, and oppression. FASI’s Mission statement is dedicated to the advocacy of the safety, security, dignity, and empowerment of the victims/survivors of intimate partner violence. ”

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She said” the goal of the organization is to improve individual and community health and well being through statewide visionary advocacy and social change efforts, supporting our members and informing the public. We are working to continuously build the capacity of a diverse network of domestic violence and other community-based programs to help effectively assist victims/survivors of relationship violence and their families:.

President said they are aware that they can”t undo the abuses experienced by victims of intimate partner violence or reclaim the time they spent in servitude to the abuse and the abuser but they can ensure that they help people who are either going through abuse or recovering from abuse in the little way they can.

National Secretary of the Association Ainau Musa said they have carried out sensitization to women in Jamaare, Ganjuwa , Krfi and Bauchi Local government area where they were educated on the way to protect themselves from intimate Partner violence and report any abuses to the authorities in order to get protection.

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Ainau said as part of the activities marking the 3rd anniversary of FASI , the initiative has presented a cheque of 220,000 to 10 students of Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School Bauchi to enable them register for NECO Examinations and pledged to give the best students in JAMB Examinations Scholarship.

She said the initiative trained Women on different skills they give them spaghetti machine and advised them to make good use of the items given to them
Many Speakers at the occasion condemned intimate partner violence which they said women are the majority of the victims .

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