Bali Fallon Shehri

My GBV awareness having been sparked and enhanced through the monitoring programme, the activity itself proved to be exciting and fulfilling in a manner that I felt personally rewarded in the process. I put my full energy into advocating for the rights of women and girls. It was not just engaging but joy-generating, given that I was given the resources to use. So, I actively engaged in the fight against GBV suffered by women and girls.

The joy in the process was my realizing that I had become the voice of the voiceless. I was calling out the violation of human rights. My resilience increased amazingly as I began to notice the positive impact on the lives of the beneficiaries of the campaign. My counter-GBV on women and girls in schools has had the sideline effect of improving on my public speaking ability.

A healthy and GBV-free environment in schools and communities set me on a campaign trail that was online and by visits to schools. I focused on improving GBV awareness and prevention, especially targeting women and girls in Government Bilingual High School Bayelle and in FONAP High School. The two schools are located within the Bamenda III municipality, and through them, I reached out to more than 500 students.

It has been an opportunity for which I will forever be grateful to Nkumu Fed Fed and its EU-sponsored “Stop Violence Now against Women and Girls” project. For the great opportunity for me and the great job the organization is doing, I can only thumbs-up and say, “Keep on with the good work” as I look forward to more prospects to put in my modicum of assistance.