Legal and Psychological Awareness Session for Parents of Bakhani Girls High School Students Held as Part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

As part of the ongoing activities of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, and within the framework of the “Reducing Early Child Marriage in the Kurdistan Region” project, IOL, Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with financial support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and in coordination with the Ministry of Education, organized a series of legal and psychological awareness sessions for parents of secondary school students across Erbil Governorate.
Within this initiative, a one-day awareness session was held on 23 November 2023 for the parents of students at Bakhani Girls High School in Banaslawa. The session aimed to raise awareness of the legal, social, and psychological consequences of early marriage, strengthen the role of families in protecting girls and supporting their right to education, and contribute to reducing the prevalence of child marriage in the Kurdistan Region.