The NEWS (Monrovia)
4 September 2008
Monrovia — The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Liberia with support from UNIFEM on August 22, 2008 donated two motorcycles to the Ganta and Zwedru Police sub-stations Women and Children Units.
The donation was aimed at strengthening the capacity of the police in protecting women against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV). APPCAN said the donation is intended to address a need identified during a dialogue between the internal security and the women, facilitated by ANPPCAN three months ago held in Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties.
At the time, security officers pointed out that the lack of logistics was a hindrance in protecting women and children against abuse.
According to a release, ANPPCAN Executive Director Clement O. Stephens said the donation was his organization's way of identifying with the police as they strive to prevent, respond and file reports on SGBV cases.
For her part, the Gender Coordinator of ANPPCAN, Ms. Roselyn Korleh hoped that the motorcycles would be used to enhance women's friendly practices among the police in Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties by protecting them against violence.
In response, Mr. Joseph Q. Kerto, who deputized for the Commander of the Ganta Police Station in Nimba County lauded ANPPCAN for demonstrating that it is a true partner of the police in protecting women against violence.
He said the donation would boost the morale of the police in restoring the hope of women in the community. Mr. Keto called on other agencies to emulate the good example of ANPPCAN by aiding the police.
The head of the women and children Unit at the Zwedru Police detachment in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, Zeon Freeman commended ANPPCAN and UNIFEM for the assistance and further stressed that the assistance would greatly enhance their work.
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2008 The NEWS. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
