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Prevention of Violence Against Girls

Summary

To reduce the causes, risks and impacts of violence against girls in Cote d'Ivoire. For that, we will develop strategies of prevention and early detection of violence towards a group of girls.


Received $2,730 from 2 donations from people like:

(Anon.)

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project targets girls from 0-15 years old. Usually those girls are proposed to forced and early marriage. They are also confronted with violence such as female genital mutilation. The following are involved in this project: families, public health services, securities services and school services.

Activities

Organize training seminars for people involved in this project; Develop written and audiovisual documents to inform and increased public awareness of violence against girls; Conduct at regular basis, medical follow up of the girls chosen.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will permit to reduce considerably female genital mutilation and childhood marriage & prevent the girls to be pulled from school and forced to drop their education. These children will be able to turn to anyone to say no or to seek help.

Project Message

I am a very passionate woman, and that's not my fault, but I am a lawyer for women's and children's rights and hope that our problems will be considered as women's opinions are not heard.
- Constance Yai, President

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Constance Yai,
Project manager
11 B.P. 2011 Abidjan 11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan 11
Cote d'Ivoire
225 22-42-18-82
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

AIDF
11 B.P. 2011 Abidjan 11
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Abidjan, - Abidjan 11
Cote d'Ivoire
225 07-07-39-28
http://www.ashoka.org

Learn more about AIDF and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Cote d'Ivoire and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Cote d'Ivoire, read the Human Development Report on Cote d'Ivoire or the Wikipedia entry for Cote d'Ivoire.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004.

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