RIC-NET CARRIES OUT MOBILIZATION MEETINGS TO SENSITIZE COMMUNITIES ON PVAC IN BUNYANGABU DISTRICT.

A brief meeting with the LC1s pf the cells

 It was at the beginning of the year 2022, and RIC-NET had to mobilize people and sensitize them about prevention of violence against children through the Parenting for Respectability program (PFR) and enroll parents and caregivers in groups to be taught and sensitized about parenting.

Parenting for Respectability is a 12-16 session program designed to help parents acquire skills they need to prevent child abuse and to reduce partner violence. It is divided into five modules: Bonding and attachment, positive discipline, Gender, spousal relationships and father involvement in parenting. It is delivered in groups and on a weekly basis to parents and caregivers by community Based facilitators. (CBFs). 

During the sensitization meeting in Kyakahinda A

RIC-NET held a brief meeting with the chairpersons LC1s of the selected and remaining cells in Kibiito town council in Bunyangabu district to explain about the project and its objective. This was done for the chairpersons to understand the program and to help in mobilization of the people so that RIC-NET staff can sensitize these mobilized people about prevention of violence against children and to form groups of people that have adopted and liked the program to be taught about PFR.

Community mobilization meetings were held in Kagoma A, Kyakahinda A, Kyakahinda B, Maligo and Nyakahangi . The project was explained to the people and most appreciated the program and 10 groups were formed in the above cells each containing 20 people per group.  The people appreciated the program and each group chose the  day and time appropriate for all of them to be having the sessions. “ I am very glad for this program that is going to start in my village and to tell you the truth there is a lot of violence in homes and am so sure we are going to learn a lot from you and I request and urge people that have joined the groups to always come for the sessions so that we can increase our knowledge and skills on parenting so that Kyakahinda B can be a better place for us to live in. Thank you “the chairperson Kyakahinda B said.

Chairperson Kyakahinda B giving his remarks