Gender Based Violence
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
NAME: ABIGAIL NAMFUKWE
COMPUTER #: 12016861
COURSE CODE: DS 102
COORDINATOR: DR FRANCIS CHIGUNTA
TUTOR: MR CHAMA KABUMBU
TUTORIAL: TUESDAY, 10-11HRS
ASSIGNMENT: ONE
DUE DATE: 7TH JUNE 2013
QUESTION
AS THE CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN, YOU RECEIVE A REPORT THAT THE LEVEL OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN CHIEF MUNYUMWBE’S AREA HAS GONE UP. DESCRIBE THE SEQUENTIAL PLATFORM OF ACTIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO ADRESS THIS ISSUE.
Gender inequality is both a cause and effect of gender based violence, yet gender based violence is in part responsible for its continuation. This is because a person who has been abused is likely to feel subordinate to the abuser hence increasing the gender gap (inequality). Therefore, this essay is an attempt to explain and describe the sequential platform of actions that can be taken to curb, eradicate or rather minimize the vices of gender based violence.In so doing, the essay will begin by giving the definition, nature and forms of gender based violence, statistics on gender based violence, description of munyumbwe village,causes and effects of GBV, recommendations or strategies, monitoring and evaluation, and finally a conclusion will be drawn.
Gender based violence (GBV) according to Johnson (2010) is violence directed at individuals on the basis of their gender, with women and girls making the vast majority of victims (though men and boys can also be the target). It is indiscriminate, cutting across racial, ethnic, class, age, economic, religious and cultural divides. GBV takes place throughout society, in the home, in the community and in the state institutions (including prisons, hospitals and police stations).It can be categorized into five main though not exclusive categories.
Sexual violence: This involves rape, incest,
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
NAME: ABIGAIL NAMFUKWE
COMPUTER #: 12016861
COURSE CODE: DS 102
COORDINATOR: DR FRANCIS CHIGUNTA
TUTOR: MR CHAMA KABUMBU
TUTORIAL: TUESDAY, 10-11HRS
ASSIGNMENT: ONE
DUE DATE: 7TH JUNE 2013
QUESTION
AS THE CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN, YOU RECEIVE A REPORT THAT THE LEVEL OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN CHIEF MUNYUMWBE’S AREA HAS GONE UP. DESCRIBE THE SEQUENTIAL PLATFORM OF ACTIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO ADRESS THIS ISSUE.
Gender inequality is both a cause and effect of gender based violence, yet gender based violence is in part responsible for its continuation. This is because a person who has been abused is likely to feel subordinate to the abuser hence increasing the gender gap (inequality). Therefore, this essay is an attempt to explain and describe the sequential platform of actions that can be taken to curb, eradicate or rather minimize the vices of gender based violence.In so doing, the essay will begin by giving the definition, nature and forms of gender based violence, statistics on gender based violence, description of munyumbwe village,causes and effects of GBV, recommendations or strategies, monitoring and evaluation, and finally a conclusion will be drawn.
Gender based violence (GBV) according to Johnson (2010) is violence directed at individuals on the basis of their gender, with women and girls making the vast majority of victims (though men and boys can also be the target). It is indiscriminate, cutting across racial, ethnic, class, age, economic, religious and cultural divides. GBV takes place throughout society, in the home, in the community and in the state institutions (including prisons, hospitals and police stations).It can be categorized into five main though not exclusive categories.
Sexual violence: This involves rape, incest,
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