The Zonta clubs of Ibadan I and II, Nigeria, attended the flag-off of the #16Days of Activism by placing two large billboards and placards in strategic locations with lots of traffic to generation awareness toward the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women campaign. The promotional items also say NO to child marriage, gender-based violence and sexual abuse.

To the clubs, the female child has a right to life and education; no child should be married off at the time she should be working on building her future. Men are not exempted from this education, and statistics have shown that they are the major perpetrators of this abuse. They believe they can protect children and women’s rights and the future together.