By Alfred Kollie, alfredkolliejr92@gmail.com
As Liberians join the rest of the World to celebrate International Men’s Day, the National Coordinator and the founder of HE FOR SHE Crusader Liberia, Tamba F.J Johnson wants men to speak on issues affecting especially domestic violence against them.
International Men’s Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the 19th of November to celebrate the achievements and contributions of men to Nation, society, Community, family, marriage and Children.
HE FOR SHE Crusader Liberia is a non-governmental organization that envisions a society free of marginalization and violence, in which women or girls and marginalized groups can enjoy their full human rights to life and justice among others.
Mr. Johnson observed that there are issues that men are face with but communities and society continue to turn their back on them thus affecting men in society.
“Eighty percent of violence carried out across the World are caused by men, so we as an organization want to find out reasons responsible for such act on the part of men,’’ Mr. Johnson explained.
According to him, men have been violated on so many occasions across Liberia but have refused to speak out on those issues which have given rise to some men committing suicide, and engage in to other forms of domestic violence against their wife, community and society at large.
Speaking Thursday November 19, 2020 in observance of International Men’s Day in the Slaway Community in Central Monrovia, Johnson called on men to speak out and act appropriately in order to end violence against men and women in society.
Mr. Johnson noted that the important of the celebration by his organization is to raise those issues that have and continue affect men especially the issue of beating on men by their wives and other domestic violence.
“The aim of the event is to promote basic humanitarian value and to raise issue affecting the success of men in society,” he said.
In remarks, the chairman of West Point Township Josiah B. Toe thanked the Organization for carry our such initiative that will education men to report on issue affecting me.
Mr. Toe however, used the occasion to admonish men to completely stop the issue of rape and other form of domestic violence.
“We are currently creating awareness for men engagement to sexual and gender base violence and other domestic in the township of West Point and we hope other community can follow us do the same in their community by serving as ambassador for men,” said Mr. Toe.
For his part, Mark P. Morris welcomed such awareness by men in the country by helping to reduce violence against both male and female.
This year’s International Men’s Day is celebrated on under the theme,“ better health for men and Boys” and it is intended to make practical improvement in the health and wellbeing of the male population.
International Men’s Day was inaugurated in 1992 on February 7 by Thomas Oaster and in 1999 the event was revived by Jerome Teelucksing, who chose November 19 to acknowledge his father’s birthday.