Mums for Mums organized street Marching program in collaboration USAID and Bahgina Research, Consultancy and multimedia PLC. The program focuses of stopping stigma and discrimination against war time GBV survivors. In this program, more than 1,500 women, young girls from seven sub-cities of Mekelle city, and IDP around Mekelle city.

Mr. Ashenafi Asmelash, executive director for MfM welcome the participants from seven Sub-cities and IDPs around Mekelle City.His Excellency underlines that the change in attitude towards war time GBV survivors starts from an individual level, from religious leaders & government leaders to community leaders and the whole community members. He also adds that understanding their grave pain and changing the attitude we have towards them are pivotal for their sustainable psychological, social and economic healing and rehabilitation.

Ms. Rigbe Abreha head of TWA Mekelle City office expresses her heart felt about the grave pains of war time GBV survivors and the incomparable cost they paid for the sustainable survival of the people of Tigray. Her Excellency explicitly called them the heroes of Tigray, everyone here today is running to recognize their heroic position.

Messages included in the program are:

1.     Stop stigma and discrimination against war time GBV survivors!

2.    Our war time survivors are our heroes!

3.    I am marching to fight the stigma and discrimination against war time GBV survivors!