GBV -16 day of Activism
Gender Based Violence, takes place in all spheres of our daily lives be it at home, public space or work space and one should be able to report in time before it becomes a habit.
By Pamela T.Munyoro
This year GBV cases have increased due to the national lockdown that was implemented by the government following WHOs regulations in a bid to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus and this has brought negative consequences amongst most young girls.
GBV has its own negative mechanisms such as unwanted pregnancies, forcing most teenage girls to drop out of school and early child marriages indirectly caused by economic hardships and reduction in income pushing most girls in doing what they can to provide food on the table and some might be forced in doing what they do not want.
According to Musasas Hotline, about 94 % of the calls are from women and an increase in psychological violence has been recorded with 55% cases, physical violence 22% and 15% economic hardship.
In most parts of the rural areas, GBV is still very common due to poor public transport systems and poor communication services, meaning that a lot still needs to be done in mitigating transport issues and have more clinic within communities.
Inasmuch, GBV has negative impact on the victim, it is also straining the countrys economy, as so many resources are being used in response to GBV cases, if redirected to the development of the country so much will be achieved, Development Minister Nyoni said.
Since the beginning of the year, the GBV sub-cluster partners have assisted 129 220 individuals, 51 342 males and 77 878 females. This shows how each and every one of us can be a victim of gender based violence and people should not be afraid to talk about it and your story could help someone too.
Let’s all make a change in stopping Gender Based Violence.
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