Violence against women has profound implications for health but is often ignored. It's one of the most common forms of violence against women is that performed by a husband or male partner. This type of violence is frequently invisible since it happens behind closed doors, and effectively, when legal systems and cultural norms do not treat as a crime, but rather as a "private" family matter, or a normal part of life.
A WHO multi-country study found that between 15–71% of women reported experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. These forms of violence result in physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health and other health problems, and may increase vulnerability to HIV.
Risk factors for being a perpetrator include low education, past exposure to child maltreatment or witnessing violence between parents, harmful use of alcohol, attitudes accepting of violence and gender inequality. Most of these are also risk factors for being a victim of intimate partner and sexual violence. Situations of conflict, post conflict and displacement may exacerbate existing violence and present new forms of violence against women.
School-based programmes to prevent relationship violence among young people (or dating violence) are supported by the best evidence of effectiveness. Other primary prevention strategies, such as microfinance combined with gender equality training and community-based initiatives that address gender inequality and communication and relationship skills, hold promise.
In accordance to those facts, Nyamirambo Women's Centre actively take steps to organize and run educational programs for the local women on issues like gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, birth control, women empowerment... NWC strives to influence the local community through formal and informal education, encouraging the role of women in local authorities and economic activities, awareness-rising about sexual and reproductive health and in the fields of human rights and women’ rights, generally.
The workshop on Gender Based Violence was held on Sunday. The interest was enormous - more then 35 women and girls participated, we had to bring more chairs from my room, and still some of the participants had to stand...
A WHO multi-country study found that between 15–71% of women reported experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. These forms of violence result in physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health and other health problems, and may increase vulnerability to HIV.
Risk factors for being a perpetrator include low education, past exposure to child maltreatment or witnessing violence between parents, harmful use of alcohol, attitudes accepting of violence and gender inequality. Most of these are also risk factors for being a victim of intimate partner and sexual violence. Situations of conflict, post conflict and displacement may exacerbate existing violence and present new forms of violence against women.
School-based programmes to prevent relationship violence among young people (or dating violence) are supported by the best evidence of effectiveness. Other primary prevention strategies, such as microfinance combined with gender equality training and community-based initiatives that address gender inequality and communication and relationship skills, hold promise.
In accordance to those facts, Nyamirambo Women's Centre actively take steps to organize and run educational programs for the local women on issues like gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, birth control, women empowerment... NWC strives to influence the local community through formal and informal education, encouraging the role of women in local authorities and economic activities, awareness-rising about sexual and reproductive health and in the fields of human rights and women’ rights, generally.
The workshop on Gender Based Violence was held on Sunday. The interest was enormous - more then 35 women and girls participated, we had to bring more chairs from my room, and still some of the participants had to stand...
Vestine and Esperance spent over three hours lecturing and answering to dozens of questions. It is aimed at providing participants with a good understanding of the dynamics of abuse and foundation counselling skills for domestic violence and rape. This enables participants to provide basic support to victims of gender based violence. Some of the topics covered in the course include the following: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, mental & physical health, prostitution, risk factors and prevention, sexual assault...
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