Violence Against Girls: WACOL Trains Enugu Secondary School Male Students(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by the high rate of Gender based violence (GBV) in the contemporary society,, Women Aid Collective WACOL, has trained students of Saint Patrick’s College, Emene, Enugu on prevention of the menace and promotion of positive masculinity and healthy relationships. Addressing the students and some men who were also in attendance, Founding Director of WACOL, Professor Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, explained that “this workshop on men and Boys engagement is to promote positive masculinity and healthy relationships”. In a presentation entitled: Interrupting Cycles- Healthy Masculinity, Healthy Relationship, a strategic Communication and Mediation expert, Dr. Cyril Uche Anioke, noted that Cycles of violence, inequality and unhealthy expressions of masculinity are really isolated incidents. He posited that they are often passed from one generation to the next , shaping how boys learn to think, act and relate to others. Another Resource person, Mr. Chris Sanctus Okereke, made a presentation titled: Understanding objectification–addressing victim–blaming, addressing defensive behavior.