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What are the solutions of GBV?

What are the solutions of GBV?

How can men help prevent gender-based violence and advance gender equality?

  • Create safe spaces for children, from the home to the school system and beyond.
  • Get involved in childcare and form closer connections with your children from the beginning.
  • Raise boys to break free from harmful stereotypes.

How can we prevent gender-based violence in our society?

Tips for Youth to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and Inequality

  1. Educate yourself on the root causes of violence.
  2. Interrupt sexist and discriminatory language.
  3. Be critical and question.
  4. Interrupt abuse.
  5. Stop sexual harassment.
  6. Develop an action plan.
  7. Stop victim blaming.
  8. Stop rape culture.

Why is it important to prevent gender-based violence?

Prevention plays a central role in efforts to eradicate and remove the root causes of gender-based violence. Youth work and human rights activism can make an important contribution to such preventative work.

How can we help victims of gender-based violence?

How you can help victims of abuse:

  1. believe the person.
  2. listen with compassion and do not judge.
  3. offer practical support, such as accompanying the person to the police station.
  4. Share the gender-based violence number, 0800 428 428, so that they can call to get help.

What are solutions to women’s rights?

Eight ways you can be a women’s rights advocate today, and every…

  • 1) Raise your voice. Jaha Dukureh.
  • 2) Support one another. Faten Ashour (left) ended her 13-year abusive marriage with legal help from Ayah al-Wakil.
  • 4) Get involved. Coumba Diaw.
  • 5) Educate the next generation.
  • 6) Know your rights.
  • 7) Join the conversation.

How can we overcome gender inequality?

10 ways to promote gender equality in daily life

  1. SHARE HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND CHILDCARE EQUALLY.
  2. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
  3. SUPPORT MOTHERS AND PARENTS.
  4. REJECT CHAUVINIST AND RACIST ATTITUDES.
  5. HELP WOMEN GAIN POWER.
  6. LISTEN AND REFLECT.
  7. HIRE DIVERSITY.
  8. PAY (AND DEMAND) THE SAME SALARY FOR EQUAL WORK.

How can we eliminate gender inequality?

Five Ways to Fight Gender Inequality

  1. Give girls access to education.
  2. Give women platforms to be in power and achieve economic success.
  3. End violence and sexual assault against women.
  4. Assure girls and women have access to menstrual health facilities.
  5. End child marriage.

How do you solve women’s rights issues?

Eight ways you can be a women’s rights advocate today, and every…

  1. 1) Raise your voice. Jaha Dukureh.
  2. 2) Support one another. Faten Ashour (left) ended her 13-year abusive marriage with legal help from Ayah al-Wakil.
  3. 4) Get involved. Coumba Diaw.
  4. 5) Educate the next generation.
  5. 6) Know your rights.
  6. 7) Join the conversation.

What is gender-based violence in Zambia?

Gender-based violence (GBV) in Zambia takes the form of physical, mental, social or economic abuse against a person because of that person’s gender and includes violence that may result in physical, sexual or psychological harm and suffering to the victim.

What is the incidence of GBV in Zambia?

According to a GBV survey conducted in 6 countries, the highest incidence of GBV was in Zambia with 89% of those women surveyed in Kasama, Kitwe, Mansa, and Mazabuka reported having experienced or been victims of Gender Based Violence.

How can gender based violence (GBV) be eliminated?

For example in SoKoRelaNdi, “Societal” or “Society” would mean GBV can be eliminated by creating more jobs lowering unemployment on the level of Zambian government. “Kommunity” means communities should create more shelters for victims of GBV.

What are NGOs doing to tackle gender-based violence?

Meanwhile, another NGO, Women for Change, has been implementing a village-led initiative dubbed One Stop Centre whereby community members are trained in handling GBV cases, where and to whom to refer cases they cannot handle and collaborating with the police.

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