TRAINING CIVIL SOCIETY IN INSPIRE STRATEGIES - BUNYANGABU DISTRICT.

The thirty 30 targeted actors attended a two days training on INSPIRE strategies promotion. Participants included: Head teachers of secondary schools, heads of SACCOs, in charge of healthy centres, CBOs, religious leaders and cultural leaders.

Facilitated by RIDE AFRICA and RIC-NET, with funding from CRVPF the training focused on creating awareness on the inspire package as well documented and evidenced based strategies for prevention of violence against children. The implementing team shared the seven strategies in detail with their objectives, rationale (response), activities and the out comes when the seven strategies are being well implemented.

The participant picked interest on the seven strategies and promised to use the skills acquired  in their daily works of sensitizing other people especially the perpetrators who commit the crimes  and yet know the laws but ignorant of the  the bad effects of their action to life of the victims

• Bad norms should be eliminated through sensitizing people in the community about their consequences.
•  Translate INSPIRE into indigenous language
• Create coordination and networking system.
•   Create structures to report on VAC at the school levels and safe spaces not dark corners.
• Female parents should sensitize their daughters before menstrual hygiene.

Participants appreciated the police who are in charge of family and child protection unit (FCPU) for being cooperative in handling cases related to violence against children, though there are still some loopholes.

Namboozi Monica from FCPU gave some highlights on how the FCPU operates and encouraged her fellow participants not to be reluctant when it comes to reporting cases to police in order to end VAC. She also emphasized parents to be friendly to their children so that, the children can be open to them whenever they experience cases of violence in their lives.