RADIO TALK SHOW ABOUT STATUS AND REFERRAL PATHWAYS OF VAC IN BUNYANGABU.

 

It all started with the project staff informing the target community how the project is progressing. The activities so far carried out were identified and these were baseline survey, training the CBFs in the PFR model, Training of the peer educators about safe spaces, the orientation of the head teachers about the safe school environment, and the quarterly meeting with the key stakeholders. The activities that were to be implemented were also suggested.

During the talk show

The DCDO Bunyangabu gave the statistics of the boys and girls that are being affected by different forms of violence from July 2020 to April 2021 and these were sexual violence (10M, 43F), Physical violence (20M, 33F), Neglect (34M, 44F), Emotional violence (4M, 10F) adding up to 68 boys and 130 girls hence 198 children being affected by violence in Bunyangabu district. She further added that there is a free toll line of 116 to call in case of any form of violence happening in the villages. The community people were advised to always get psycho-social support from the CDOs, VHTs, and the government structures like the labor probation officer. She added that the sub-counties mostly affected by early marriages and defilement are Kateebwa, Kabonero, and Kyamukube and rwimi sub-county affected by child labor.

The CFPU Bunyangabu shared the linkage and networking people to run to in case of any forms of violence for example the police surgeon working with police for sexual harassment and encouraged the people to always take the victims of sexual violence to the hospital because no changes are made. She said the police is very ready to work with the people but the witnesses are not willing to give evidence and this makes helping the survivors of VAC hard. She further added that the survivors should not fear to report because they are attended to privately and if they report they will be helped easily.

from Left to Right The Project Officer, DCDO, CFPU, Project coordinator and the moderator