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Couples and Parenting programmes -Communication skills are important between couples as society norms and religion have discouraged shared decision making over family decisions and resources in the family. Also important to support parents adopt non violent ways of correcting children.
Social and economic transfers and empowerment to secure livelihoods for both men and women are also important.
Enforcing legislation around women’s inheritance to property and productive assets in marriage is important as widowed or separated women face numerous challenges.nThere is also need for civil society advocacy on monitoring budgetary allocations and practice by some of the institutions like the police who are key in investigations and prosecution of perpetrators of violence for children, girls and women.
Media and edutainment around some of the progressive laws that guarantee women’s access to property and land are also important in offering women information and confidence to claim their rights and also challenge long standing discriminatory cultural practices regarding women’s rights and roles as equal decision makers in society.By denying girls and women equal opportunities to education and social activities, reinforcing discriminatory attitudes and stereotypes that make girls submissive, limiting their career options, and also normalising domestic violence.
Limiting Mercy’s access to equal decision over their family resources and choices for educating her children especially her daughter Angel, unequal division of family responsibilities leading to burdensome /unpaid care work and stress causing mental stress and physical fatigue.Violence against women and girls has been normalised in Mercy’s community, and while some actions are key to support survivors of violence, the violence is manifestation of the unequal powers between men and women in the community. Prevention measures need to empower women as equal members in the family and society.
Women’s empowerment (economic, education, legal, political, civic and public engagement) is key to preventing VAWG and includes building agency for women’s leadership in communities. By supporting women and girls themselves to understand the discrimination they face; the human rights that they are entitled to and the strength in coming together to advocate for their rights. Women’s leadership at community and national level is key to tackling attitudes to VAWG and discriminatory gender norms as well as holding duty bearers accountable to implement policies and legislation that prevent and protects women and girls from all forms of violence
Greetings and so happy to be connected to you all in this learning and reflective community over the next few weeks. My name is Grace Ireri, a member of ActionAid International Humanitarian and Resilience team, supporting our federation wide work to have accountable and meaningful partnerships have women leaders, young people and NGO partners working in the frontlines in humanitarian preparedness, response, resilience, advocacy and protection from GBV for women and girls in emergencies. I am based in Nairobi, Kenya and connected to colleagues and partners from SubSahara Africa, Middle East Region and South Asia.
