In a demanding ebook, the Burundian Women’s Solidarity for Social Well-being and Progress (SFBSP) stated a sad growth in cases of gender-primarily based violence (GBV) from October 2022 to October 2023.
A total of 522 sufferers had been documented, 473 of them, consistent with SFBSP psychologist Baylis Nininahazwe There had been girls, forty nine guys, 35 ladies and one single youth aged 18. Most of these cases are examples of sexual, marital and land-associated violence
The gravity of the situation precipitated the SFBSP to take proactive measures, as introduced on 24/11/2023. The organization has unveiled a comprehensive software of activism for the approaching 16 days, which runs from 25/eleven to 10/12/2023.
Activities stated encompass advocacy periods, consciousness-elevating tasks, and mobilization efforts targeting populations in 4 provinces—Bujumbura, Bubanza, Cibitoke, and Kirundo—During this time, Solidarity ambitions to foster a community-wide response towards GBV, an motion which emphasizes the significance of collective motion in fighting those pervasive troubles.
The announced activities are designed to interact and teach the public at the various varieties of GBV and promote a tradition of 0 tolerance.
