As part of giving women a right to be protected in our society, Rubies Ink Initiative organized a day walk against rape campaign recently in Lagos.
Celebrities that participated in the walk include Annie Idibia, Ini Edo and Kehinde Bankole Lami Phillips, Emmanuel Ikubese.
According to the intiator , “Esther Ijewere- Kalejaiye, “Our aim is to help in encouraging victims to speak out and reduce the stigmatization attached to the victims of sexual abuse and Rape as well as use “Walk Against Rape” as a platform to inform the society about the soaring scourge of sexual abuse especially as it relates to young girls and women in general”.
She also said that, “This year we made an appeal to the State Government for the creation of more Help Centre’s across the state, preferably in all Local Government Area in a letter that was read openly at the Deputy Governor’s office where the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Mrs. Ogunmola omobolanle received us well”.
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