MECC Implements an Awareness Activity About Gender-Based Violence for A Group of Children in Lebanon
During the Easter season 2024, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Diakonia and Social Service Department, Lebanon’s Office, held an awareness day camp on gender-based violence (GBV), Our Lady Dispensary, affiliated with the MECC, in the Sabtieh region –Mount Lebanon, where recreational activities were carried out.
The social worker used music to better deliver her message to the kids and to create a joyful atmosphere for them to enjoy. As for the activities, they included games such as hula hoops, jumping, playing with balloons, doing handcrafts such as decorating cakes and coloring pictures. Most importantly however, was the gender-based violence awareness messages that the social worker infused with the session as the kids engaged in the activities.
The messages revolved around topics such as types of gender-based violence and ways to confront it, good touch and bad touch, speaking up in case of abuse and its importance and inherent right to do so. The awareness sessions also contributed to empowering and supporting the participants and highlighting their rights, as they were able to express their opinions and what bothers them in a safe space.
Noting that this activity was implemented with the support of the international organization Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
