Young boys at Okahandja took an oath against Gender-Based Violence and to be upstanding and responsible members of society.

The boys are being capacitated with social skills and mechanisms by the Blue Project - a branch of the Love in Network Namibia.

Gender-Based Violence remains a dreaded evil in society, and these young boys of the Okahandja community have taken a stance to reduce the statistics of GBV victims.

Okahandja Municipal Councillor Beatrice Kohangondo is tasked with youth affairs in the town and was the guest speaker.

Boys in Namibia are most likely to end up in prison, committing suicide, or dropping out of school if only a few efforts are made to empower them.

This is according to Love Inc., a local organization that initiated the second annual Boys Conference, to empower boys at Walvis Bay.

Co-founded by Tangeni Mujoro, the recently established Love Inc. organization exists to help communities deal with social ills.

"Blue Project" also focuses on the role boys play in perpetrating gender-based violence and the reasons behind the abuse.