SPEAK UP CAMPAIGN: TAKING STOCK
In recent times, intimate partner violence has been on the increase in Nigeria. Driven by passion for humanity and respect for the value of life, the Human project flagged off an awareness campaign against domestic violence on the 1st of February, 2021. The campaign which was themed “Speak Up” ran from 1st through 14th February, 2021.
As love has been our watchword, the purpose of this campaign was to spread love, help broken people heal, encourage victims of domestic violence to walk away from abusive relationships rather than lose their lives, and charge perpetrators to turn a new leaf.
In partnership with Lawgical Arena, we came up with daily placards and blog posts, teaching about the dangers and effects of DV, tactics used by perpetrators, how DV affects children and every other person in the home including care givers and how to handle domestic violence. We also offered counseling for perpetrators who wished to change from their abusive ways.
On the 7th day of the campaign, we had a live chat with a marriage counselor (Andrea Ekpenyong of Imperfect Marriage), courtesy of Lawgical arena. It was an interesting session where we were taught how to identify the red flags of domestic violence.
We had over 50 volunteers who helped repost our flyers and links on a daily basis, preaching the sermon against DV. We also had people open up to us about their experiences of DV. We were able to offer counseling and support to some victims. We were also able to raise some funds for a victim of domestic violence who ran away from home, a 29 year old lady suffering from sickle cell disease whose mother constantly brutalized and maltreated.
The social media platforms we used included twitter, facebook, whatsapp and instagram. This gave us more coverage as we caught the attention of other blogs and people who helped us share our flyers and stories.
Special thanks to Lawgical Arena, members of my team- E. U. Akpanukoh Esq and Edim Edim Esq, and of course everyone who joined the campaign. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
The campaign was the first of its kind for the human project and will not be the last. We have not won the fight against domestic violence, and we will not stop until we bring it under control.
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