Launch of Africa's first Boys Club Against Gender-Based Violence.

Boys Quarters  Africa and Connected Development kicked off the Boys Club Against Gender-Based Violence. 

The Boys Club was launched at the Largest International Boy-Child Summit hosted by Boys Quarters Africa and Connected Development across Sub-Sahara Africa, as part of the implementation of Project SABI initiative.

We had 610 Students in Lagos and over 2,000 Boys across Maiduguri, Akure, Yola, Ogun, Enugu, and Ebonyi State.

The goal is to mobilize 1,000 Men and 1,000 Boys as allies towards ending all forms of violence against women and girls.

We launched Africa’s First Boys Club Against Gender-Based Violence and a manual for Boys, with a 24 Week Learning Track for them.

We had in attendance Hamzat Lawal, Founder of Connected Development, Mr. AbdulAzeez from Voice [Oxfam In Nigeria], The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Ministry of Education, Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Works and Mr. Fela Bank-Olemoh [Senior Special Adviser to the President on Education Interventions].