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Bayelsa govt reacts to marriage of 4 year old summons parents

Bayelsa govt reacts to marriage of 4 year old summons parents
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Marriage of 4yrs old minor to 54 yrs man criminal, illegal - Child Rights Groups

Scores of Child Rights Advocacy groups in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, kicked against the traditional marriage between a four-year-old girl and a

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Child Custody: Fani-Kayode's estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu, petitions UN, others

Precious Chikwendu and Fani-Kayode have been locked in a messy legal battle over the custody of their four sons since they parted ways in 2020

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Dowa and Ntchisi chiefs dissolve 85 child marriages in two months

Traditional and community leaders in Dowa and Ntchisi districts have dissolved 85 marriages in less than two months, thanks to the ‘Raising the Voice of Women in the Fight Against Violence Against Women and Girls’ Project.
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) is implementing the project in partnership with Child Rights Advocacy and Paralegal Aid Centre (CRAPAC) with financial support from UN Women through the Spotlight Initiative Project.
The ultimate goal of the four months project is to contribute towards significant empowerment of women and girls and creation of a violence-free environment.
The project, which expires this June, was implemented in areas under Senior Chief Nthondo and TA Kalumo in Ntchisi and TAs Chiwele, Mkukula and Msakambewa in Dowa.

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Arresting child marriage monster in Dowa and Ntchisi districts

In Kaleza Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chiwere in Dowa, 17-year-old Alefa Jeputala is breastfeeding her six-month-old baby while her immediate 16-year-old cousin, Gelo Postini, is carrying her four-month-old pregnancy.
Across the river in Kayesa Village, seven girls have dropped out of school over the past three years due to combined early marriages and unplanned pregnancies.
Prior to giving birth in January 7, 2021, Alefa’s desire to start married life with her 18-year-old boyfriend ended into disaster as the then innocent, nice looking and loving boyfriend had suddenly become violent and uncooperative.
Kamundi–We have developed effective initiatives designed to address underlying risk factors for violence.

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CRAPAC Bemoans Delayed Justice On Defilement Cases In Dowa

CRAPAC Bemoans Delayed Justice On Defilement Cases In Dowa
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Traditional leaders challenged to safeguard girls and women's rights | Malawi Nyasa Times

Government has challenged traditional and community leaders in Dowa and Ntchisi to take a leading role in safeguarding and promoting the rights of girls and women in their societies.
Gender Officer in the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Kondwani Mhone, observed that violence is contributed to rising levels of inequalities in Malawi.
Mhone–Violence is a catalyst for inequalities in all sectors of the economy–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
Mhone made the sentiments at Mponela in Dowa on Monday during a daylong training to equip traditional and community leaders with skills for addressing sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in their areas.

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Refugees falsify GBV insecurity in Malawi to justify resettlement in Europe

May 14, 2021
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Refugees and asylum seekers residing at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa are ‘cooking up’ sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases against fellow refugees to claim insecurity in Malawi.
Police in Dowa have disclosed that the refugees and asylum seekers use police reports arising from false SGBV claims to justify their application for resettlement in Canada and other Western countries.
Dowa Police Station Criminal Investigations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Chance Sibale, made the revelation during a daylong engagement for magistrates and the police from Dowa and Ntchisi districts.
Kamundi Phiri (sitting second from left) poses for a photo with magistrates and police officers

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CCJP Lilongwe moves to end sexual and gender based violence in Dowa and Ntchisi

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (CCJP Lilongwe) has challenged local leaders to start questioning and changing patriarchal and cultural practices that have, for decades, given women and girls lower status in Dowa and Ntchisi districts.
Authorities blame patriarchal and cultural for contributing significantly to the incidences of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the two districts.
With funding from UN Women through Spotlight Initiative, CCJP Lilongwe is implementing a project designed to empower women and girls so that they can challenge drivers of violence against women and girls both in private and public spheres.

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Release Of Child Poverty Stats Show Some Progress, But Not Enough In Light Of Covid-19 – Barnardos

Children’s advocacy collective Five to Thrive is calling for immediate increases to income support, in the wake of the release of the official annual Child Poverty statistics by Stats NZ today.
Dr Claire Achmad, General Manager Advocacy at Barnardos, says that the statistics released today show that the increases already made to income support by the Government are having some positive impact, but much more is needed. The decreases across the child poverty measures are not enough to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 and the rising cost of housing are having on children and families with the lowest incomes.

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