Learning Lab | DingulwaziMasuku | Activity https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/members/dingie/activity/ Activity feed for DingulwaziMasuku. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:07:01 +0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.1.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bf945142fa4b7e662f2e2cfbb5c7db57 DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Value Clarification Exercise: Common Social Norms in the forum Session 2: What are the six ways in which VAW and VAC intersect? https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/value-clarification-exercise-common-social-norms/page/3/#post-243685 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:24:49 +0700 These cultural norms are usually used as an excuse by men to women and children and sadly in some communities’ women believe these to be noble which works against them and has in some cases led to injury or death of the abused.

]]> 0 2940fed01e954e05fa68fba5362cfe7f DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Reflection: Shared Risk Factors in the forum Session 2: What are the six ways in which VAW and VAC intersect? https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/reflection-shared-risk-factors-2/page/3/#post-243125 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:35:00 +0700 The phrase has been when parents feel that the children will have erred. In most instances it will be used when the caregivers feel the need to discipline the child. This has affected the way of disciplining as most of it is punishment and not positive discipline

]]> 0 4a4f72485d19e8b977fb3578ec45a86c DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Reflect and discuss: Prevention strategies in the forum Session 5: Prevention strategies https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/reflect-and-discuss-prevention-strategies/page/6/#post-243123 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:19:33 +0700 In my organisation context, the couples dialogue meeting might prove a good way of reducing violence especially if they may involve the couple and a teenage girl. The girl representing all the children in the family. This will improve communication and at the same time capacitating the participants with other skills such as problem solving.

]]> 0 16d6faba7e622db7c19bd55a8357280e DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Reflect and discuss: Risk factors and situational triggers in Mercy’s story in the forum Session 4: Causes https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/reflect-and-discuss-risk-factors-and-situational-triggers-in-mercys-story/page/5/#post-243113 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:59:02 +0700 The bad economic environment in my community would have created a similar situation to that of Mercy though a lot of strides have been made towards gender equality whereby both girls and boys are treated the same when it comes to educating them. With jobs hard to come by and with a high unemployment rate most men are stressed on economic issues…Read more

]]> 0 42c1d82cf0fb6bd472df06caed921628 DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Reflect and discuss: Gender inequality in Mercy’s story in the forum Session 4: Causes https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/reflect-and-discuss-gender-inequality-in-mercys-story/page/7/#post-243110 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:08:21 +0700 Denying girls an opportunity to pursue their interests and subjecting them to household activities puts girls/women at a disadvantage as men by virtue of gained superiority take them as tools and not equals in life. This creates room for the perpetration of violence against them

Women struggle to achieve personal growth thus will forever be…Read more

]]> 0 86ee7a3eed5f535a8a0a33421bb26acd DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Reflect and discuss: VAW prevention principles in the forum Session 3: Prevention https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/reflect-and-discuss-vaw-prevention-principles/page/5/#post-243072 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:00:07 +0700 The programme works in a collaborative nature whereupon it follows a facilitation and not teaching process
The programmes involves men as well which makes it more acceptable to the whole family and leads to wholesome changes in the behaviour of both men and women
The programme should be designed with the needs of the participants in mind so that…Read more

]]> 0 cc1f4e5a6c1290dbca5c01c79b5992e5 DingulwaziMasuku replied to the topic Welcome and introductions in the forum Session 1: Course introduction https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/forums/topic/welcome-and-introductions/page/35/#post-243044 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:25:34 +0700 Hello everyone, my name is Dingulwazi Masuku, I live in Zimbabwe.
I expect to grow personally with the knowledge I will gain from this course and have a better understanding of VAW and

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