Zenûbiya Women's Community Office Manbij Branch launched an awareness campaign on the damage and danger of child marriage and femicides. Brochures were distributed in the squares and streets of the city.
Zenûbiya Women's Community Office Manbij Branch launched an awareness campaign on the damage and danger of child marriage and femicides. As part of the initiative, women distributed brochures in the squares and streets of the city.
Community member Sara Hibaq told ANHA: "The aim of this initiative is saying no to child marriages and femicides. We aim to carry the initiative out in the rural areas of the city as well."
Hibaq added that with this initiative, they aimed to prevent child marriages, which are very common and cause an increase in divorce rates.
Asye Mihemed, a member of the Community's Education Committee, said that the initiative will continue for two months.
Four women committed suicide in the last month
Bushra Mistefa, a member of the Internal Security Forces, said: "With this initiative, we want to prevent the damage of child marriages as well as femicides."
Mistefa said that four women killed themselves in the past month and added that there were 25 divorces. "We will fulfil our role and raise awareness of society against these events."
