SGBV: Lagos DSVA trains 260 students as peer educators

March 8, 2024

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) after a six-week training for select students in some private and public secondary schools under the Lagos State Education District II as peer educators, held an induction ceremony to inaugurate the students into the Clubs.

The induction ceremony which took place at the Ojota Junior Secondary School Hall, had in attendance 260 trained students who were drawn from 13 schools.

The Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, in her welcome address, appreciated the Students, Facilitators, Patrons and Matrons for their attendance, dedication and attention in the past six weeks and also appreciated the Tutor-General and Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Anike Adekanye and her team for their dedication, support and commitment to making the event a reality.

Vivour-Adeniyi reiterated that the initiative was curated for the students in the quest to end SGBV in schools, adding that the trained students would now go on to be peer educators in their schools as well as their communities.

During the training, facilitators from the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency taught the students a series of topics including Gender Based Violence, Femininity, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Anger Management, and Child’s Rights Law, amongst other interesting modules.

Prominent members of the society such as General Manager, Lagos State Parks and Gardens, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola; Coordinator, Child Protection Network, Lagos Chapter, Mrs. Aderonke Oyelakin and Co-Founder, Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN), Mrs. Atinuke Odukoya, amongst others served as Mentors and took the session on Grit, Tenacity and Resilience.

Giving the Charge by Mentors, Mr. Kazeem Olanipekun, encouraged the students to take to heart everything that they had learnt in the course of the six weeks, make the most of it and go on to make themselves, the agency and the Lagos State Government proud.

The event concluded when students took a pledge of Allegiance and the Affirmation to stay true to their learnings during the six weeks of training and also be peer educators.

Mrs. Adeniyi, the Director, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Education District II, in her closing remark, appreciated the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency for their consistency and commitment to curbing the Gender-Based Violence menace in the state.

The certificate of completion was presented to participants, including students, facilitators, patrons and matrons.