GAMCOTRAP Hold Sensitization for Communities in the Kombos

Gamcotrap hold sensitization for communities in the Kombos

By Pa Modou Cham

Gamcotrap in collaboration with Save the Children International base in Dakar on the prevention and the support on the violations and abuse against women and children has recently organised a sensitization training and awareness creation of Child Protection Community Communities (CPCC) in Kombo North, South, East and Central on child protection against exploitation and women tasking community members to uphold the knowledge gain during the training.

At the event held in Tujareng, Dr. Agnes Campbell N. Kallay Senior Program Coordinator of Harmful Practices Gamcotrap has explained that the purpose of the meeting is to train and sensitize CPCC on the dangers involved on child exploitation, abuse and violations against the children and women saying all human being are entitled to their rights by virtue of being a human being.

she said it is the responsibility of the duty bearers to ensure that the rights of the children  and women are protected and secure in their communities giving reference in the 1997 Constitution of the women and children act that protects the rights of women and children in in the country, thus adding that that the individuals trained are different members of CPCC  communities in which their responsibilities is to communicate to the various community members on the kinds of violations children and women face in their various communities.

Madam N. Kallay outlined the role of the CPCC and added that among their responsibilities is to ensure that the rights of children and women are protected especially in the violation of the women through the brutal practice of FGM,  child early marriage, physical abuse and others noting that Gambia is part of the UN conventions on the protection of women and children stated in the 1997 Constitution under the women and children act in the Gambia and other institutions like Gamcotrap in the safety course of women and children.

However, Senior Program Coordinator Kallay mentioned the risks involved in child Labour, child abuse and child exploitation adding that one of the major responsibilities of these communities is to ensure that children remove from school are send back to school, sensitize parents guidance on the parent child dialogue, protect the persons of disability stressing that the abuse of any rights being it women or a man is illegal and all human being has basic rights.

For his part, Head of Finance Gamcotrap Musa Jallow has dilated on the project and saying is a five years project that takes inception in 2017. He added that the project is funded by Save the Children International through their regional office base in Dakar which with the theme "reducing all forms of exploitation being it psychological or physical abuses against boys and girls".

He cited that four district are involved which is Kombo North, Kombo South, Kombo East and Kombo Central given that this time last year they have embarked on series of activities that was center around children issues including child rights , early marriage and FGM.