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Public education campaign launched to end gender-based violence

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange (right) discusses a publication on women’s reproductive rights with Programme Associate, United Nations Population Fund (), Alecia Timoll. Occasion was a public forum titled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate- Partner Violence’, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on Tuesday. In keeping with its quest to end gender-based violence, the Government launched the ‘No Excuse for Abuse (#NEFA)’ public-education campaign, which will be targeted at women aged 15 to 35, men aged 15 to 40, perpetrators of abuse and violence, survivors of violence, persons experiencing violence, and persons witnessing or aware of violence.