In February 2020, YARD EMPIRE hosted workshops on Gender Based Violence Session at Calabar High School and YMCA Kingston. Presenters included Mrs. Sharon Coburn Robinson, Senior Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Mr Ricardo Russell and Mr Oshane Grant of the University of the West Indies Institute for Gender and Development Studies (Mona). At the Calabar High School  session, past student Mr. Dervan Malcolm was the moderator.