Gender-based Violence (GBV) undermines and denies women of opportunities whilst weakening their abilities to fully utilize their rights and potential. According to Zimbabwe Demographic and Health 2015 Survey1 in 3 women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced physical violence and 1 in 4 women have been sexually violated. Women and girls are disproportionately affected …
14-year-old Shasha (Not her Real Name) is an adolescent girl from Mutare, a U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported district. She was able to escape from sexual violence through the No Means No violence prevention skills. “When I was approached by a perpetrator, I …
FACT Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence which runs annually from the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day. The 2020 global theme is: “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” The onset of …
