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According to Nigeria’s Women At Risk International Foundation, 10,000 young ladies in Nigeria experience sexual violence every day, and only 3.5 per cent receive any community help or support.” With WanderSafe, the organization said it is acting on its commitment to the furtherance of several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals including: 3 – Health and Wellbeing, 5 – Gender Equality, 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, 10 – Reduced Inequalities, 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, and most importantly with this appointment, UN SDG 17 – Partnership for Goals.
The hardware aptly named ‘Shakti’ is a sleek, lightweight, discreet device that has safety features that incorporate US Central Intelligence Agency safety best practice with input from Thomas Pecora, a retired CIA safety and security veteran.
“Our involvement with She Forum Africa and this important appointment is to lay a firmer and solution-oriented foundation for addressing the ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of a rise of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking in Africa as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The appointment of Ms.
Inimfon Etuk as WanderSafe’s Inaugural Goodwill Ambassador is the first step we’re taking to empower Nigerian suffers of domestic violence and intimidation, and we are delighted to be participating in She Forum Africa 2021,” said Rodriguez..
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