@lizzwashika
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Creating community awareness on violence prevention and why its important .
provision of mental health
Addressing harmful substance abuse
parenting programs
couples programsThe factors and triggers are similar though right now in my community we have more girls being educated and more women being empowered – financial stability , talking about violence and seeking care and support.
Denying girls an equal opportunity to go to school and become professionals e.g being a doctor
submissiveness of women and having them suffer physical violenceDenying girls an equal opportunity to go to school and become professionals e.g being a doctor
submissiveness of women and having them suffer physical violenceThe program involved the women and girls from inception – shaping up of the program and kept on receiving their inputs, suggestions althrough and the program kept holding meetings with them and sharing feedback as an accountability measure.
Gender -power dynamics was analysed and used to come up with strategies of addressing VAW
Analysis of the different things around women and girls that exposes them to risks was undertaken and used to come up with prevention interventions and response mechanisms for those affected.
safety of women and girls was a key fundamental principle that was ensured at all steps
individuals who worked for the project had a reflection of their beliefs, behaviours and attitudes around gender, power and how that would affect the implementation of the program and had to address it.
