As part of the commemoration and its goal of contributing to the reduction of gender based violence (GBV) cases in Zambia, Play it Forward hosted a football tournament on Saturday 28 November 2020 at Mulwani football grounds located in Dambwa Central of Livingstone District. Six teams participated in the tournament with a total of 84 adolescent girls and boys participating activities which included football matches based on the ‘Football3 Model’, and sessions on GBV and sexual harassment and abuse which were conducted in conjunction with the Zambia Centre for Communications Programme (ZCCP). At the end of the tournament, each the six teams was awarded with a certificate of participation.
The key objective of the tournament was to create awareness on preventing and eliminating GBV against women and girls in the communities.
The event was officiated by a senior government official who represented the District Administrator for Livingstone. He applauded PFZ for engaging young people in football with the aim of creating awareness on GBV against women and girls, and sexual harassment and abuse.
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The government appreciates the efforts of partners such as Play it Forward Zambia for complementing its efforts in curbing GBV in Zambia.