Meanwhile, students in Akwa Ibom State have been charged to join the fight against sexual violence in their schools and communities. This was during a sensitization campaign implemented by Project Alert and sponsored by African Women’s Development Fund in collaboration with Akwa Ibom State Gender-Based Violence Management Committee and other development partners.  The programme which was targeted at educating the students on the concepts, forms and impacts of sexual violence took place earlier today at Cardinal Ekandem Seminary and Adiaha Obong Secondary Commercial School, Uyo. One of the facilitators at the event and Consultant at Project Alert, Dr ANIEFIOK UKOMMI stressed the need to engage the young people in schools to get them ready to protect those vulnerable to sexual violence, in his presentation defined Sexual Violence as any violent act that is targeted at the sexuality of a person which may cause psychological or physical pain. Dr UKOMMI also stated some forms of sexual violence, urging the students to watch out for these indicators as they engage in their various communities. The programme officer, Project Alert on Violence against Women, NSINI UDONTA said that sensitization is necessitated by the outcome of their research in 2021on the impacts of sexual violence academic institutions in Cross River and Akwa Ibom state. On her part, the secretary of Akwa Ibom State Gender-Based Violence Management Committee, Barr EMEM ETTEH expressed delight at the students’ response to the programme. She also stated the objectives of the programme. The students who participated in the programme expressed their gratitude to the organizers while promising to spread the message to their fellow students and in their communities.   At the end of the event, clubs were set up to foster the course of the project.