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 Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)  The team recently visited Lagos Baptist Senior Secondary School The team recently visited Lagos Baptist Senior Secondary School to address the issue of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and its effects on the mental health of students. The team highlighted the various effects of SGBV, such as depression, suicidal thoughts, withdrawal syndrome, low self-esteem, sexual addiction, sexism,  and post-traumatic stress disorder, and how they can ultimately affect mental health. The students were educated on the importance of identifying and reporting cases of SGBV to prevent its effects on their mental health. The team also discussed how the effects of SGBV can interfere with learning and academic performance. Survivors of SGBV may experience difficulties concentrating in class, and teachers may find it challenging to ge…

  Preventing and Combating the Menace of SGBV (Sexual and Gender-based Violence)  principles of human right Another day, same mission; addressing one of the most prominent challenges of the twenty first century: Preventing and Combating the Menace of SGBV (Sexual and Gender-based Violence).   SGBV violates the very principles of human right, human dignity and equal rights of men and women. It is one commonest social malady, or conflict that has become a silent pandemic today, a mental health issue and a social concern.  On this project, the Team at Renaissance Foundation for Peacebuilders (REFOP) are prioritising prevention and curtailment of SGBV amongst our teens; particularly the secondary schools Students.  On the day 2, the team were at Eko Junior College, Orile Agege on the same mission: Educating the students on the prevention and curtailment of SGBV for a safer Future.   The  team from REFOP’s went to Eko Junior College  to talk ...