16 Days of Activism Power Point Presentation 2015

7/25/2019 16 Days of Activism Power Point Presentation 2015

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16 Days of Activism Campaign 2015

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2/15

Violence

AgainstWomen

(VAW/G)

s an" act of gen.er3/ase.violence t4at results in, or is li!el"to result in, p4"sical, se&ual ormental 4arm or suering toomen, inclu.ing t4reats of suc4acts, coercion or ar/itrar".eprivation of li/ert", 4et4eroccurring in pu/lic or in private life
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3/15

Magnitudeof Violence

Against

Women andGirls

(VAWG) in

Uganda.

n gan.a 60 of ever marrie. omenage. 153)+ 4ave e&perience. someform of violence in7icte. /" spouse orintimate partner 8D9 2011;

56 of omen age. 15 < )+ e&perience

p4"sical violence 4ile 2= e&periencese&ual violence annuall" 8D9 2011;

201* police crime report *)26 DVcases, 8*60 omen !ille.;, +5+= casesof .e>lement an. *5)11 for c4il.

neglect

2015 PF %i3 annual report 8?an3?une;in.icates t4at 1+= people .ie. as resultof .omestic violence#


4/15

Magnitudeof Violence

Against

Women andGirls

(VAWG) in

Uganda.

n gan.a 60 of ever marrie. omenage. 153)+ 4ave e&perience. someform of violence in7icte. /" spouse orintimate partner 8D9 2011;

56 of omen age. 15 < )+ e&perience

p4"sical violence 4ile 2= e&periencese&ual violence annuall" 8D9 2011;

201* police crime report *)26 DVcases, 8*60 omen !ille.;, +5+= casesof .e>lement an. *5)11 for c4il.

neglect

2015 PF %i3 annual report 8?an3?une;in.icates t4at 1+= people .ie. as resultof .omestic violence#


5/15

VAWG is aresult of o!er

"m#alance

V@(A is mainl" as a resultof poer im/alance /eteenmen an. omen#

t is s"stematic it4

societies s4ape. /" negativenorms t4at give men morepoer t4an omen#

T4e negative norms allo

men to control t4e actionsan. /o.ies of omen 4ic4results into violence#


6/15

VAWG is aresult of o!er

"m#alance

ociet" 4as place. morevalue on men t4an omen#

T4e poer t4at men 4avean. are given comes from

attitu.es, /e4aviours an.e&pectations t4at all omenan. men learn as mem/ers oft4e communit"#

@ communit"Bs social

accepta/ilit" of V@(A an.silence a/out poer t4at men4ave over omen allos t4ec"cle of V@A to continue#


7/15

$onnections #et!eenVAWG and %"V

W&y !omen are more socially vulnera#le to %"V

4en girls an. omen lac! poer in t4eirrelations4ips, families an. communities t4e" aremore vulnera/le to violence an. more vulnera/le

to 9V an. @D# For man" omen, t4e violencet4e" e&perience lea.s to 9V infection#

For ot4ers, t4eir 9V positive status /rings

violence, 4ic4 can spee. t4e onset of @D#Violence against omen an. 9V an. @D areclosel" connecte.#

Violence against omen is /ot4 a cause an.

conseuence of 9V an. @Ds#

Violenceagainst!omen

%"V 'A"D


8/15

W&yAddress

VAWG

To save costs at in.ivi.ual, famil", communit" an.

national level @n annual estimate of economic

/ur.en of .omestic violence in gan.a is UG

**.+ #illion#n.ivi.uals spen. ,1.- #illion s&illings as out of poc!et e&pen.iture to see! services

from .ut" /earers an. in terms of lost time at or! after e&periencing violence#

ervice provi.ers 8police, 4ealt4 centers, courts, s4elters; spen. an estimate. UG +6illions annuall" .ealing it4 DV cases#

9ealt4 care provi.ers spen. AE 1=#* /illion annuall"

Police costs are AE 1+#5 /illion

ocal councils amount to AE 12#' /illion#

Prevent 9V(@D an. ot4er relate.

4ealt4 conseuences#

Keep ever" man, oman an. c4il. in

gan.a safe at 4ome#


9/15

W&yAddress

VAWG

Ful>ll regional an. glo/al commitmentsma.e to up4ol. t4e .ignit" an. rig4ts ofever" citiGen ful>llment of governmentBso/ligation on t4e sustaina/le.evelopment Aoal num/er 5 aiming to

ac4ieve gen.er eualit" an. empoer allomen an. girls /"

en.ing all forms of .iscrimination against all omenan. girls ever"4ere

eliminating all forms of violence against all omen an.

girls in pu/lic an. private sp4eres, inclu.ing traHc!ingan. se&ual an. ot4er t"pes of e&ploitation

eliminating all 4armful practices, suc4 as c4il., earl"an. force. marriage an. female genital mutilationsamong ot4ers#


10/15

$D0V"2

s aeal

%ealt& ector3

Pu/lic an. government s4oul. ta4e VAWand %"V seriously as urgent &ealt& andsocial c&allenges t4at nee. to /ea..resse.#

nsure t&at &ealt& care !or4ers aretrained in 4an.ling DV survivors#

udget and resources allocations areavaila/le for DV case 4an.ling#

nsure directives5 rocedures androtocols are in place an. monitore.perio.icall" to ensure eective .eliver" ofservices for t4e survivors of violence#


11/15

$D0V"2

s aeal

Ministry of "nternal Aairs7 (olice ' risons)

"nstitutional 8raining and $aacity #uilding3 nclu.ecapacit"3/uil.ing on violence against omen an. DV@ int4e institutionBs curricula for in3 service an. incomingoHcers#

9esourceAllocationsfor implementation of DV@resource allocation s4oul. inclu.e monetar", 4umanresource an. logistic s 8structures, s"stems, euipment;#it4out a.euate fun.ing, legislation cannot /eimplemente. eectivel"#

$reation of eciali:ed oliceDeartments/directorate specialiGe. units are moreresponsive an. eective in .ealing it4 violence againstomen# &perience 4as s4on t4at t4e esta/lis4ment ofsuc4 unit ma" facilitate t4e .evelopment of e&pertise int4is area an. ma" result in an increase in t4e num/er of

cases investigate. an. a /etter ualit" an. more eHcientprocess for t4e survivor#

rotocols5 guidelines5 standards and regulations treuires police lea.ers4ip to .evelop regulations, protocols,gui.elines, instructions, .irectives an. stan.ar.s, inclu.ingstan.ar.iGe. forms, for t4e eective an. timel"implementation of t4e DV @ct to ensure c4ange in

institutional practices t4at support prevention an.response of DV#


12/15

$D0V"2

s aeal

Ministry of ;ustice and $onstitutional Aairs7

(rosecutions' ;udiciary) Allocate #udget for t&e imlementation of t&e DV Act

/": reuesting t4e allocation of fun.ing for a speci>c activit",for e&ample, t4e creation of a specialiGe. prosecutorBs oHceor specialiGe. court#

sta#lis&ment of seciali:ed integrated courts orcourt sessions to guarantee timel" an. eHcient 4an.ling ofcases of violence against omen an. ensure t4at courtoHcers assigne. receive specialiGe. training an. minimiGesstress an. fatigue of suc4 oHcers#

Develoment of rotocols5 guidelines5 standards andregulations for t4e implementation of t4e DV @ct /" courtoHcials an. prosecutors#

Monitoring of courts on c&ange in ractice, lengt4 a caseta!es t4roug4 court s"stem, anal"sis of Ju.gments issue.,

4o t4e la is use. to protect t4e victims an. 4ol.ingperpetrators accounta/le#

nsure colla#oration !it& ot&er institutions to ena/let4em closel" or! toget4er# @lt4oug4 t4e .istrict coor.inationcommittees 8DCC; ere esta/lis4e. to strengt4encommunication, colla/oration an. coor.ination among t4eseinstitutions, t4e gap is no to strengt4en t4is space to /e

more eective an. open#


13/15

$D0V"2

s aeal

Ministry of


14/15

$D0V"2

s aeal

u#lic/$ommunity3

omen, men, religious lea.ers sea4 outand u#lically condemn violence againstomen an. girls

$all uon t&e government to allocatefun.ing toar.s implementation of t4e

Domestic Violence @ct 2010# ts of using t&e

Domestic Violence Act7 reac4 out to girlsan. omen e&periencing violence, an. teac4girls an. /o"s t4at omen an. girls 4ave arig4t to live free from violence#

9ave resonsi#ility to reort to


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8a4e Action? @ea.ing t4e a"

to en. V@A

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